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Lest we forget

Memorial Park at The Entrance was a sea of workers and community supporters who donned white shirts and rallied to oppose the NSW Government vaccination mandate. See page 8

Out&About

At 11am on November 11, thousands of people all over the Central Coast paused to observe one minute’s silence in honour of Remembrance Day, as RSL SubBranches throughout the region conducted memorial services.

Lisarow mother and daughter, Bronwyn and Ella Sandeman, have published and released their book The Christmas Story with Daisy and Ziggy. See page 18

Business

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Hart takes aim at government agencies in reply to Public Inquiry Central Coast Council can’t attract staff, can’t keep staff and can’t get meetings with the State Government. “It’s like nobody wants to know us.” Local politicians, the media and the community “are attacking the hell out of us”, “like a pack of wolves out there”. These were the observations of Council Administrator, Rik Hart, when he held a press conference on November 10 to respond to criticisms of the decisions made to get the Council back on a sound financial footing since the financial crisis. On October 6, 2020, the Council announced it faced

immediate and serious liquidity issues. In November 2020 Hart became acting CEO and since May this year he has been the Administrator. Hart explained the context that drove the decisions he and Interim Administrator Dick Persson made in the weeks and months after the Minister for Local Government suspended the Councillors on October 30, 2020. Hart said over the 12 months he had been at Council he had formed the view that the State Government did not fully understand the consequences of its initial decision to request that Council seek commercial loans to support the business.

“Our experience to date is that none of the state government agencies – Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART), Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE), Office of Local Government (OLG) and NSW Audit Office had any experience in dealing with a local government entity being effectively placed into receivership and being required to seek commercial loans,” Hart said. He pointed out the difficulty Council had in dealing with the agencies with no coordination between them and with each of them following their own policy agenda and setting. He said the Council had been

treated like a “piece of carrion sitting there with hyenas pulling them one way and vultures attacking”. He said the State Government kept them at arms length while the Council had to dance to a commercial bank’s tune to secure two loans totalling $150M. The banks actually demanded hard assets rather than future cash from rates as surety for the $100M loan the Council secured in late December, 2020 so some community assets were now mortgaged. Hart said he had tried for three days in December to make contact with the deputy secretary of the Office of Local Government to secure a

statement of support from the State Government to give to the commercial bank which was giving the loan. Eventually he phoned Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Rob Stokes, and the letter came through at the 11th hour. “Without the statement of support from the NSW Government we would have had to close the doors of Central Coast Council, it was that dire,” Hart said. Further attempts to hold an urgent meeting this year with Minister for Customer Service, Victor Dominello, was declined and one with Greg Piper MP postponed. Continued page 4

The new look Hotel Gosford has reopened its doors after 18 months of renovation which included a complete knockdown and rebuild of its restaurant. See page 3

Sport

The 2021 52 Super Series has concluded off the coast of the Reial Club Nàutic de Palma (RCNP), Illes Balears, Spain… See page 39

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Ettalong spell bound by witches on SUPs

Lakes Festival returns

Nominations are now open for the Central Coast Australia Day 2022 Awards... See page 18

A group of witches left bystanders spell bound as they wand-ered down Ettalong Beach on Sunday morning, armed with their broomsticks (paddles), flying carpets (boards) and the odd curse or two.

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“Decisions made at this conference will have a profound impact upon Australia and especially upon our region,” he said. “Carbon intensive regions like ours must be at the forefront of considerations, so that’s why it’s really important that I’m over there explaining that. “People on the Central Coast have strong views on climate change and are profoundly impacted, so it will be useful for people to understand,” he said. Conroy, whose Shadow

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Pat Conroy (left) at University of NSW’s Hydrogen Energy Research Centre with Professor Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou and Matt Thistlethwaite

portfolios include International Development and Assistant Shadow Minister for Climate Change, is the only Labor MP attending and he is “reasonably sure” that this is the first time a Central Coast MP has represented Australia at a climate conference.

“I will be engaging with other delegates and stakeholders to hear about climate action their nations are taking and discussing the positive policies Labor has already developed,” he said. Conroy said it was a massive privilege to be at the two-week

event, which kicked off last week until November 12. COP26 is the 26th United Nations climate change conference, officially known as Conference of the Parties, and often referred to as the Glasgow Climate Summit because this year it’s being held in Scotland’s

Photo: Alison Howard and Bombora Ettalong Beach SUP

largest city, Glasgow. More than 30,000 people are expected to attend, bringing together leaders from nearly every country – politicians, scientists, non-government organisations, businesses, journalists, lobbyists, negotiators and activists. This year’s COP, which was held over from last year because of COVID, is even more important as it’s the fifth since COP21 in Paris in 2015, when the Paris Agreement climate treaty was agreed. Under the Paris Agreement countries promised to strive towards limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.

Central Coast doctor, Elly Warren, has backed calls from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) for more help for GPs ahead of the rollout of COVID-19 booster shots... See page 31

Sport

The Australian Olyroos have successfully qualified for the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup to be hosted by Uzbekistan, with no small thanks to Central Coast Mariner and national debutant, Lewis Miller.

Continued page 6

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Coast will pause to remember

Giant Barred Frogs, Manning River Helmeted Turtles and Stuttering Frogs will be the first tenants at Conservation Ark, a new conservation and recovery facility for endangered wildlife. See page 3

Out&About

Fifteen Central Coast sculptors will exhibit in the outdoor art exhibition, Sculptures in the Garden, opening on November 6 in Mudgee. See page 19

The $8.25M redevelopment of the Peninsula Recreation Precinct at Umina aims to upgrade a range of facilities at the precinct which included the construction of a modern BMX Pump Track, upgrades to the existing skate park, a new outdoor basketball court, parking, walking tracks, exercise station and a barbecue-viewing area. The project was fully funded by the Federal Government and was to be delivered through

Planning meeting with Council, Lucy Wicks and community groups at the Jasmine Greens Park Kiosk this year

Central Coast Council. In PP032, it was reported that development had not commenced and that local sporting clubs were disappointed with the delay.

A Council spokesperson said Council has recently received the final funding agreement from the Federal Government. “At the time of the funding announcement, Council was

provided with a high-level list of works with indicative budget assigned to each element of the proposal,” a Council spokesperson said. “However, a detailed scope of

works still needed to be established with true costs of what was being proposed. “The process to identify options and costing was then undertaken. “Council continued to work with the Federal Government, in conjunction with Lucy Wicks and relevant local community sporting groups to negotiate what was possible. “In May 2021 a draft scope of works and budget breakdown was agreed to by Council, the relevant community groups and local MP – which was then submitted to the funding Department for approval. Continued page 6

Sport

Peninsula Ocean Swimmers recently participated in an ocean swimming challenge to stay active during lockdown. See page 40

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Local kids star in Ettalong film

Shadow Minister for Vocational Education, Tim Crakanthorp, joined Central Coast Labor MPs, students, staff and union members on Monday to protest changes to TAFE classes. See page 5

The total increase in the labour expenditure is estimated to be $32.7M over four years. This includes recurring allowances and on costs, Council said in its submission

to IPART for a 34 per cent price rise in water and sewer charges. The staff increases were not mentioned at the recent public hearing into the proposed price increase nor in the Council’s main IPART submission document. They were in one of 10 technical papers submitted along with the overview and summary of the proposal (still available on IPART’s website). According to Table 31 in Technical Paper 5 the additional employee costs are shown as

$7M for 2022-23, $9.7M for 2023-24 and around $10M for each of the next three financial years. Below the table, the Paper said: “Water and Sewer’s additional head count is on average 65 additional FTEs per annum from 2022-2026. This increase is expected to decrease by 2028 in alignment with resources transitioning to retirement (8-10%) from 2028. These resources will not be replaced. The largest portion of FTE’s age currently sits within the 56-65 demographic.”

Memorial Park at The Entrance was a sea of workers and community supporters who donned white shirts, the symbol of solidarity among those... See page 8

The Country Women’s Association Umina Beach branch delivered a package of sleeping bags and swags to Mary Mac’s Place to support those in need. See page 3

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A local art teacher has helped bring watercolour to the Woy Woy Waterfront with the launch of a new picnic-based painting session last Saturday. See page 13

It’s almost a wrap on the set of a new adventure film shot in Ettalong and to be premiered at Cinema Paradiso next February.

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After savage job cuts, Council to create new jobs Months after finalising redundancy packages for hundreds of workers, Central Coast Council is planning to increase its work force in the water, sewer and drainage department by at least 72 full time equivalent positions.

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Lest we forget

Lisarow mother and daughter, Bronwyn and Ella Sandeman, have published and released their book The Christmas Story with Daisy and Ziggy. See page 18

Business

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Members of The Entrance Long Jetty RSL Sub-Branch (from left), Secretary Paul Wright, Ailicia Emanuel, President Les Mackie and Assistant Secretary Bob Fitzpatrick

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St John Ambulance has resumed its face-to-face training courses and is urging the region’s businesses to prioritise the safety of their workplaces. See page 33

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A homage to Cat Stevens, called Remember The Days of Cat Stevens starring Darren Coggan is coming to the Art House in March 2022. See page 18

Business Regional Youth Support Services (RYSS) has officially opened its new centre in Gosford after a 12-month delay.

Final signature on Umina precinct expected by Friday Funding for the redevelopment of the Peninsula Recreation Precinct is now expected to be signed off by Friday, November 5.

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It’s not often that an artist will undertake a trade apprenticeship for the purpose of furthering his art, but that’s just what Mark Joyce of Woy Woy did. See page 19

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Conroy represents region at climate meeting

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Federal Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy, is in Glasgow this week representing Labor and the Central Coast/Hunter region at the climate change conference, COP26.

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The Woy Woy/Ettalong/Hardys Bay RSL sub-branch will host a service at the Woy Woy Cenotaph on Thursday, November 11 to honour the lives of servicemen and women this Remembrance Day. See page 3

Services will be held throughout the northern areas of the Central Coast to honour the lives of our servicemen and women next Thursday, November 11... See page 5

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The Central Coast Lakes Festival is one of the Coast’s highly anticipated annual events and this year Central Coast Council has created a new format to ensure the event can proceed in line with any Public Health Orders.

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CCN has asked Council to confirm that the increase in new full-time positions is not around 65 per year between 2022 and 2027 which is implied in the above statement. We have also asked for confirmation of the number of positions lost in water, sewer and drainage as a consequence of the recent redundancy program. We had not received a response at the time of going to press. The technical paper did note that the FTE number was

expected to decrease by 2028 in alignment with resources transitioning to retirement”. A resident who read the entire IPART proposal, and wishes to remain anonymous, pointed out the relevant information to CCN. They want to know why Council is proposing to increase staff in water and sewer by about 72 when 58 employees in that department recently took voluntary redundancy. Continued page 4

Coast Shelter has received goods and services valued at over $100,000 from the TOGA Group of businesses and Grace Group. See page 25

Sport

The Central Coast is mourning the loss of perhaps its most famous son following the death on October 30 of cricketing great, Alan Davidson, at the age of 92. See page 40

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At 11am tomorrow, November 11, people all around the nation will pause for a minute’s silence in remembrance of the lives lost in all wars and conflicts. Remembrance Day was once called Armistice Day as it signalled the end of World War I, when the armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiegne, France, to end hostilities on the Western Front at 11am on November 11, 1918. After World War II, the Australian Government agreed to a request from the UK to change the name to Remembrance Day in order to commemorate those who lost their lives in both World Wars. Now, the day of memorial pays tribute to all Australian lives lost in all

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. wars and conflicts. It’s an extremely significant day, Remembrance Day, and second only to ANZAC Day, and it is often referred to as Poppy Day. The poppy’s origin as an enduring symbol of remembrance lies in the landscapes of World War I as they were a common sight, especially on the Western Front. As the Central Coast region is home to the highest number of veterans of any region in NSW, residents will be donning their red poppy clasps and attending one of the multitude of memorial services across the Coast to pay

homage to the fallen. Members of OurimbahLisarow RSL Sub-Branch have been busily handcrafting poppies for Remembrance Day, with funds raised going to Legacy, a support organisation for Australian Defence Force men and women. Ourimbah-Lisarow RSL SubBranch President, Barbara McNab, said there will be a service starting at 10.50am in the club grounds with local school children attending and school captains involved in the ceremony. “Remembrance Day must be commemorated, just like ANZAC Day, as we need to remember those who fought

for our country and our freedom,” she said. Wyong RSL Sub-Branch Secretary, Tony Drover, said his club would be laying a wreath at a ceremony in the carpark with up to 30 people expected. “This year, due to COVID, we’re keeping it small and we’ll plan to involve more people post-COVID next year, such as ANZAC Day,” he said. There will be a service at Toukley RSL Sub-Branch at their cenotaph in the club grounds and The Entrance Long Jetty RSL Sub-Branch will stage a Remembrance Day event with limited numbers in Memorial Park, The Entrance.

In order to comply with current COVID regulations, the cenotaph in Memorial Park will be surrounded by barricades with only one entry and exit point to the seating for 100 who will be required to QR code entry and show their vaccination certificate. Others are welcome to view the service from other parts of the park, which will include a wreath laying, sounding of the Last Post and participation by local clergy. President of The Entrance Long Jetty RSL Sub-Branch, Les Mackie, said unfortunately because of COVID, it would be a low-key event but nevertheless a significant commemoration, which will be followed by a luncheon at the clubhouse. Sue Murray

New social housing project for vulnerable women Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed an announcement that the State Government will offer more than $8M in grants across the state. See page 31

Sport

The Central Coast Mariners have promoted another long serving local Academy player into the ranks of their first team, this time signing 18-year-old Jacob Farrell. See page 40

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A new social housing development in Woy Woy will make it easier for older women at risk of homelessness to access secure housing. The social and affordable housing project at 1 Waratah Ave will offer women who are 55 and over, and their families, to rent one of the units. The $1.6M development, which was funded through the NSW Government’s Community Housing Innovation Fund, will be delivered by local housing provider Pacific Link Housing and is expected to be complete before Christmas. Tenants have already been lined up for three of the units. CEO of Pacific Link Housing,

Ian Lynch, said the development would help create safe and secure properties for the cohort of vulnerable older women. “Due to this funding from the NSW Government, we’re able to allocate six of the 12 units to house people who are eligible

for social housing,” Lynch said. “We will be achieving a mixed tenancy outcome with the remaining six units to be affordable and private housing. “Those units will also be available to elderly couples, but

our main focus is on women.” Lynch said the project would assist the housing provider to better utilise its range of properties as part of a consistent effort to “maximise utilisation of limited social housing stock to its full potential”. “In the first instance, Pacific Link Housing will be getting in touch with older single women who are living in existing Pacific Link Housing managed social housing, to offer them the units,” Lynch said. “These are women who may be in one of our larger properties, but are now underutilising the property, for example, due to their kids having now moved out.

“Our intent is to then offer them one of these brand new, safe and secure, one bed apartments, which will be easier to manage, allowing tenants to age in-place … we can then re-offer that threebed home to a family on the waiting list, who would better utilise it. “We are thrilled to have identified an older woman in social housing who now has the capacity to move into one of the private rentals. “The portion of affordable and market-rate rentals will be managed by our social enterprise real estate agency Key2 Realty.” Continued page 4

Hart takes aim at government agencies in reply to Public Inquiry Work has commenced on the proposed new beer garden and entertainment area at Ettalong Bowling Club. See page 21

Sport

Peninsula children who play football will have an opportunity to attend upcoming games between the Matildas and world number one team, the United States, with $5 tickets going on sale. See page 29

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The new look Hotel Gosford has reopened its doors after 18 months of renovation which included a complete knockdown and rebuild of its restaurant. See page 3

Sport

The 2021 52 Super Series has concluded off the coast of the Reial Club Nàutic de Palma (RCNP), Illes Balears, Spain… See page 39

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The Gosford Cenotaph Remembrance Day service

At 11am on November 11, thousands of people all over the Central Coast paused to observe one minute’s silence in honour of Remembrance Day, as RSL Sub-Branches throughout the region conducted memorial services. At Gosford cenotaph, dozens

of people chanced threatening rain to pay their respects to the fallen. Gosford RSL Sub-Branch President, Greg Mawson, conducted the service, reflecting that while the day marked the 103rd anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement on the western front at the end of WWI, it was also important to honour all

Australian servicemen and women who lost their lives not only in the Great War, but in wars and conflicts all over the world since. “Today is about respect and recognition for our forefathers who sacrificed all for us,” Mawson said. “We also honour the many who never recovered from their injuries.

“We think about their courage, valour and resilience and lay flowers in loving remembrance with a deep and passionate pride in our hearts.” Mawson also paid tribute to the families left behind. “Everyone lost was someone’s son, husband, father, mother, sister or daughter,” he said. In a service which lasted just over half an hour, wreaths were

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laid by representatives of State and Federal politicians, Gosford RSL and the Gosford SubBranch, Central Coast Council, Legacy, Brisbane Water Police district and service organisations. With 311 Squadron of the Air Force Cadets performing flag raising and other duties, Squadron member, Mitch Firth, gave a heart-felt speech of

remembrance as the descendant of WWI and Boer War veterans. Alexander Burneikis of Central Coast Brass Band performed The Last Post and Reveille on the bugle, with a prayer offered by Gosford RSL Sub-Branch Padre, Derek Crawford. Terry Collins

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Hart takes aim at government agencies in reply to Public Inquiry From page 1 He said other decisions further complicated Council’s ability to financially recover. These included the temporary special rate variation (SRV) instead of the requested permanent one. “This showed little regard to the fact that Council has operational constraints driven by the three major Australian banks that are requiring constant financial reporting, clear historical track record proving the achievement of financial sustainability and the contracted repayment of debt,” Hart said. He said the local politicians

behaved similarly to that of the Councillors by actively campaigning against the proposed recovery plan, particularly the asset sales and SRV application, which indicated their“sheerlackofunderstanding” of the challenging position Council was placed in. “Further to the financial crisis, ongoing challenges continually faced by the organisation are rebuilding the reputation of Council which manifests itself with difficulties in retaining and attracting staff,” Hart said. “For example, in recent weeks we have advertised a number of managerial roles with not a single applicant and those roles have not

been able to be filled, creating a further burden on existing staff.” He said until the Council got a break, it was a sad organisation. “Potential candidates are concerned about joining the organisation when the imminent threat of impending redundancies is hanging over their head should the current SRV application not be granted,” he said. Hart said if IPART refuses to allow Council to maintain the current SRV for a further seven years, Council will be placed in a position to go for two separate SRVs in the same year and commence service reductions. Ongoing challenges included

restoring Council’s reputation within the community, and the sentiment of local members of parliament for political purposes. His remarks came in response to comments by speakers at the recent public hearings held as part of the public inquiry into the Council’s financial position. Commissioner Rosslyn McCulloch invited all the people who had sent in submissions to send in their responses to evidence heard during the public hearings. Hart sent in a 14-page report with eight recommendations and another 51 pages of attachments to refute claims made by

other speakers. He called for an independent adjudicator to be appointed where the NSW Audit Office and Council have a conflict of legal opinions and reporting. “For example, the treatment of restricted cash that led to a qualification and divergence of interpretation of legal opinions between Council and the NSW Audit Office,” Hart said. One of the reasons for Council’s financial woes was the use of restricted funds for purposes other than they were supposed to be restricted to. These funds, totalling about $200M, had to be paid back.

Hart said the restricted funds had been repaid and now any surplus cash was being used to pay back the commercial loans. Issues such as addressing the backlog of infrastructure costs were for the future. His final recommendation was that consideration be given to there being a percentage of councillors voted in and representative of the community, and up to 20 per cent, or three out of 15 councillors, appointed separately based on qualifications and knowledge. All 15 would have voting rights. Merilyn Vale

McBride wants to fix local waterways Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, says she is already working on Central Coast projects as part of Labor’s plans to introduce a $200M Urban Rivers and Catchments program, should it win the election next year. Labor has announced it would provide grants to community groups, local and state governments for projects to improve water quality and the local environment, create improved open spaces for

children and families to enjoy and create local jobs. McBride said that as a Landcare volunteer and a local MP, she had championed the importance of the Central Coast’s natural environment in Canberra. “I have been working closely with Labor Leader, Anthony Albanese and the Shadow Minister for the Environment and Water, Terri Butler, to secure funding for local projects under this plan,” she said. “I want to see our waterways flourish, especially around the

Tuggerah Lakes foreshore and wetlands. “Our environment must be a priority. “We will make an official announcement about local waterways on the Coast in the near future,” McBride said. When Albanese and Butler announced the program they said grants would be provided for about 100 projects, depending on size, with smaller community projects likely to be less than $1M and larger projects involving state and local governments

up to $10M. “Many of our rivers in urban and per-urban areas have been treated more like stormwater drains over the years, but there are local groups right across the country who are working to turn that around,” Albanese said. “Fixing our waterways and catchment areas will give people access to a better quality of living. “Importantly, nearly half of all nationally listed threatened animals and one quarter of our threatened plants are in urban area.

“Taking steps to repair and restore our waterways and catchments helps protect these species and create great recreational areas.” Albanese said Labor’s plan for Urban Rivers and Catchments would help protect species like the Regent Honeyeater, the Curlew Sandpiper, the Koala, several frog species and the loggerhead turtle. “There are hundreds of community groups across the country taking action to clean up their local waterways for everyone

to enjoy,” he said. Labor’s $200M program aims to fund that work to make an even bigger impact, such as creating wetlands to slow water and filter stormwater before it reaches river. It is expected the program will help citizen science and education projects for pre-schoolers and school-age children, remove cement walls and return them to natural riverbanks including revegetation and tree planting. Sue Murray

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From Council Our financial recovery is on track and we want to ensure if a new Council is elected in 2022, they are in the best position to make decisions for the whole community. To help achieve this, we are examining rates beyond the next three years, and we want our community to make an informed choice about maintaining services and service standards for the future of the Central Coast.

I am proposing to make an application to IPART to maintain the current level of rates for a further seven years, consistent with what we asked for earlier this year. This will allow us to maintain current service levels, continue to find more service efficiencies and pay back loans. As part of the process, we need to understand the level of support from our community for this approach and work with our community to prioritise which services to retain, which ones to reduce and which ones to cease if the rate increase is not maintained. I would like to invite you, and members of your group or association to book in for an Open Office session with the Administrator to share your views on this future rate proposal. See next column for session dates and times. Rik Hart - Administrator, Central Coast Council

Administrator Open Office availability: • Wednesday, 10 November 1pm & 3pm • Tuesday, 16 November 1.30pm, 3pm, 5pm • Monday, 22 November 11am, 4pm • Monday, 29 November 2pm, 4pm, 5.30pm To make a booking, please email the Administrator’s Office at theadministrator@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au Numbers per session will be capped and your session time confirmed by return email.

Reuse and recycle on the Coast this November

November is a bumper month for community and sustainability on the Coast, with Central Coast Council celebrating National Recycling Week from 8-14 November and taking part in Garage Sale Trail across two weekends 13-14 and 20-21 November. In addition to participating in Garage Sale Trail again in 2021 after several successful years, Council are celebrating National Recycling Week throughout November by partnering with waste provider Cleanaway to create a new e-learning platform featuring fun, interactive quizzes for all ages. Celebrate YOUR way this National Recycling Week To mark this year’s National Recycling Week theme ‘celebrate YOUR way’ Council and Cleanaway have created two interactive quizzes for kids, parents and teachers alike.

One is designed for primary school students’ years K-6 and one for high school students in years 7-12. Quiz-takers can also go in the draw to win some amazing prizes from gift cards to recycling packs, visit learn.1coast.com.au to find out more and join in! Get involved in Garage Sale Trail Australia’s biggest community and sustainability event, Garage Sale Trail, is happening across two weekends, Saturday 13 and Sunday 14, and Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 November 2021. You can register your sale online today at garagesaletrail.com.au/centralcoast and access a range of resources for both in-person and virtual garage sales to ensure COVID-19 safety precautions are in place and to help get the best results from your sale. Visit learn.1coast.com.au or garagesaletrail.com. au/centralcoast to find out more and get involved with reducing, reusing and recycling this November.

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Resident campaign for footpaths successful After a three-year campaign spearheaded by concerned residents, footpaths at North Avoca will be upgraded using $4.3M in funding from the Federal Government. Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said the North Avoca Paths Package will connect homes to the beach and local shops by completing a continuous footpath along Tramway Rd, View St and Elgata Ave. Resident Alison Taylor started gauging community interest about three years ago. “Ours used to be a very quiet suburb, but it is getting busier and busier and cars fly down Tramway Rd,” Taylor said. “I have young children and when you’re out trying to walk along the roads pushing a pram it is very scary. “Because there are no gutters or pathways, cars park on the grass verge, forcing people onto the road as they tried to pass while walking. “I started a Facebook group

and it attracted a lot of comments very quickly – there were a lot of other mums who were scared to walk around their own suburb. “I made approaches to Central Coast Council – forwarding any Facebook posts and asking for action. “But Council was not replying to emails or phone calls so I reached out to Lucy Wicks. “She listened to us and got things moving – securing some funding for the work. “We got close to 500 signatures on a change.org petition and that helped our case.” Taylor said it was “awesome” that work had now started on the upgrades. “There is some major work to be done – they have started by digging up the ground for stormwater drains and gutters and already cars are parking to align with the gutters so we can actually walk between the houses and the cars and kids can ride their bikes safely,” she said.

Taylor said when the footpath network was complete it would make a huge difference to residents, especially the many young families living in the suburb. Wicks said the project was the result of a genuine need for more infrastructure in the area. “Parents with prams and kids on bikes and scooters didn’t feel it was safe to walk from their homes to the beach or local shops – that’s why this project is so important,” she said. “Locals in North Avoca really fought for this project by signing a petition and creating a Facebook page dedicated to see better road safety in their area. “We are upgrading the entire length of Elgata Ave and View St to ensure pedestrians and young families can walk and exercise in North Avoca.” Council Director Infrastructure Services, Boris Bolgoff, said the Elgata Ave upgrade included drainage improvements and kerb and gutter construction. “This continuous 1.5 metre

pathway will stretch for 585 metres and will provide a safe pedestrian route for residents and visitors to access the beach and nearby cafés and retail outlets,” Bolgoff said. “The project aligns with Council’s aim to deliver pathways that complete missing links and improve connections to provide environmentally friendly transport options.” Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said the project would deliver on key objectives outlined in the Central Coast Bike Plan and Central Coast Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP). It is anticipated the first section of Elgata Ave will be completed by the end of the year, with works progressing into View St in 2022 and finishing with Tramway Rd in the 2022/23 financial year. Details of the project are available at centralcoast.nsw. gov.au/ roadanddrainageprojects Terry Collins

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Peter Rea receives one of Rotary’s highest honours

This year’s Heritage Walk attracted more than 3,000 people

The man who made the 4 Villages Shipbuilders’ Heritage Walk an overwhelming success has been recognised with one of Rotary’s highest honours. Kincumber Rotarian, Peter Rea, has received a Paul Harris Fellowship. Recipients of the fellowship are Rotarians and community members who have made outstanding contributions,

exemplifying the highest ideal in Rotary: Service Above Self. Rea was also honoured with the Rotary Club of Kincumber’s Look Beyond Yourself Award – designed to recognise his commitment to club projects and the Heritage Walk, which is the club’s signature event. The Walk has been developed as a community event which also provides history and heritage information to schools and the public; it is also being

developed as a major Central Coast tourist event. Started by the Rotary Club as the Kincumba Mountain Challenge Fun-Run, the event evolved into a much less strenuous and more familyoriented walk along the scenic waterfronts of Kincumber, Yattalunga, Saratoga and Davistown, which inspired the title; the 4 Villages Walk. Popularity ebbed and flowed over the ensuing years to

where a poor response in 2016 resulted in cancellation of the 2017 Walk along with the recommendation the idea be totally abandoned. The next year Rea became Committee Chair and a distinct heritage theme was adopted, historical displays and ships models were placed along the route and a Q&A Card relating to the displays was provided with the 4 Villages Passports. The Rotary Club of Kincumber

embraced the new look, which proved popular in 2018, with over 200 Passports distributed. In 2019 that number went up to well over 300. A COVID cancellation in 2020 proved an opportunity to strengthen community/ business connections and saw five high quality historical ship displays constructed. This, plus additional attractions including some 90 American and English classic

cars and history ferry tours, attracted more than 3,000 people to the Walk in May this year, with more than 1,000 Passports distributed. The Walk will continue to be held on the first Sunday in May each year. Rea said the awards received were only possible because of the support of so many fellow Rotary members and residents. Source: Rotary Club on Kincumber

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Reid campaigns for Robertson with election due by May A Federal election is due within the next seven months so Labor candidate for the seat of Robertson, Gordon Reid, has started calling in the big guns to support his campaign. A combined House of Representatives and halfSenate election must be held by May 21, 2022, with the seat of Robertson one of the biggest marginal seats. Political pundit Antony Green lists Robertson as the 10th most marginal seat of the 76 held by the Liberal-National Coalition Government and the Liberals hold it by a 4.2 per cent margin. Sitting member, Lucy Wicks, has held the seat since 2013, being returned in 2016 by a slim 1 per cent margin, which she increased in the 2019 election to 4.2 per cent. Local issues such as housing affordability and environmental concerns are sure to influence Central Coast voters and Reid is determined to give Wicks a run for her money. On November 3, he was joined by Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Jason Clare, to discuss the ongoing housing affordability crisis on the Central Coast and

on November 5, Labor Leader Anthony Albanese joined Reid at Avoca Beach to tackle environmental policy. Top of the agenda was the refusal so far of Resources Minister Keith Pitt to cancel the PEP 11 permit for offshore drilling, despite assurances from Prime Minister Scott Morrison that the Government opposes its continuation. “It’s time for the Resources Minister to come clean about why it’s taking him so long to rule on (PEP 11),” Albanese said. The Labor Leader said when questioned in parliament on October 21 on when he would officially put a stop to PEP 11, Pitt said he was still considering the application for renewal of the licence, which expired in February, and was “taking advice” from the regulator. “In Senate Estimates last week, the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA) revealed they had provided advice in April 2020 and were now waiting on the Minister to make a decision,” Albanese said. “Minister Pitt is not waiting on advice; he has the regulator’s advice and he’s

Labor Leader Anthony Albanese addresses the crowd at Avoca Beach, supported by candidate for Robertson Gordon Reid

still refusing to make a decision.” Albanese said a Labor Government would put a stop to PEP 11 “unequivocally, full stop”. He said PEP 11 was just one example of a government which “never does the right thing on the environment” as he called for a “coherent plan” for delivering the Government’s recently released “non policy”

of achieving zero net emissions by 2050. “They grudgingly got to an agreement just days before the Glasgow summit (United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26), but there is still no modelling,” he said, as he accused Minister Pitt and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce of being “climate deniers” who “don’t understand the science”.

Albanese said the reaction of other countries to the Prime Minister’s announcement was reflected as the PM gave “an empty speech to an empty room” at the summit. “Labor is also committed to net zero emissions by 2050 but the difference is we will be announcing positive moves in that direction in coming weeks,” Albanese said. He said these would include an electricity fix to ensure renewable energy can connect to the grid, making community batteries more accessible and lowering tax on electric vehicles. Albanese called for more health funding as hospitals face the ongoing COVID crisis. “As we open up, we need to make sure the right things are in place using modelling on what could happen next with COVID,” he said. Albanese said Labor would expand hospital funding, extend services on Medicare and address the regions’ struggle to attract GPs. “Across the country we are seeing hospitals under stress and we need to supply more GPs to stop people going to the Emergency Departments (EDs),” he said.

The Labor Leader couldn’t resist a swipe at the PM over his handling of the cancelled submarine deal with France following the signing of the AUKUS pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, announced on September 15, under which the US and the UK will help Australia to acquire nuclearpowered submarines. He said the PM should have been “more fair dinkum” in his dealings with France over the situation and criticised his leaking of private texts from French President Emmanuel Macron to the press. “You don’t release private texts – the PM needs to act like a leader should,” he said. “There doesn’t need to be a world leaders’ code of ethics to know that was not the right thing to do. “Even (US President) Joe Biden said he wasn’t properly informed on what had occurred between Australia and France.” Albanese said he would like to see an election as soon as December 11, but thought it more likely it would be called early next year. Terry Collins

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Second protest held against ‘no jab, no job’

Memorial Park at The Entrance was a sea of workers and community supporters who donned white shirts and rallied to oppose the NSW Government vaccination mandate. About 1200 people were at the peaceful rally on Sunday, November 7, with the message My Body My Choice, in opposition to the “no jab, no job” policy. It was the second #ReclaimTheLine nationwide event which was held

simultaneously at dozens of locations across the country. #ReclaimTheLine spokesman, Christian Marchegiani, from National Education United, said the mandates were profoundly affecting the lives of workers across multiple industries, including teachers whose vaccine deadline on Monday, November 8 followed others already in place. “It is appalling that Australians who are choosing not to receive a vaccination for a multitude of reasons are being punished for

their choice,” he said. “It was a peaceful rally for all workers across every industry to stand with their family and friends to show the so-called leaders of this country that we are united, no matter how much they try and divide us. “Since the first event was held in October, we’ve gained a lot more support from politicians and industry leaders who want to be on the right side of history because they know Australians are suffering as a result of these unlawful mandates,” Marchegiani said.

Reclaim the Line supports workers including teachers, police, paramedics, aged care workers, health care workers, firefighters, construction workers, airline staff, miners and truck drivers. Marchegiani claims that thousands of workers had resigned since government vaccination mandates were announced, creating chaos across industries. One of the headline speakers on the day was former police officer, Alex Cooney, who is best known for inspiring the

movement, Cops for COVID Truth. After questioning the enforcement of what he says are “unlawful, unjustifiable and disproportionate” pandemic restrictions, in a letter to the NSW Police Commissioner, he then chose to resign to give police a voice. “Public trust in the force is now seriously eroded because cops are being used as a tool … to further a broader COVID agenda that’s about control, not health,” Cooney said. “I know many cops who are

frustrated and stressed because they are aware that what they are enforcing is impinging on the rights and freedoms of individuals and the community. “It’s time to have the courage to speak out or speak up from within by asking questions with integrity and respect. “The community is waiting for police to stand with them and rebuild the trust that has been broken,” Cooney said. Source: National Education United

Face-to-face first aid training resumes St John Ambulance has resumed its face-to-face training courses and is urging the region’s businesses to prioritise the safety of their workplaces. General Manager for Training and Development, Martin Thomas, said the community has shown incredible resilience

over the past few months of lockdown. “As businesses make their return to the office, we really encourage employers to consider the processes they have in their workplaces to ensure the safety of employees,” he said. “With changed health and

safety risks post-COVID, it’s important that employers prioritise both mental and physical health to ensure the return to the office is a safe, positive and productive experience for all employees. “Our face-to-face first aid courses have resumed in our Gosford and The Entrance training centres, and we

strongly encourage businesses and individuals to book in for a course to ensure they are equipped with the skills to respond in the event of an emergency.” Thomas said offering a safe working environment can help to boost employee confidence and engagement and it is important that employers and

employees are up-to-date with the skills to respond in the event of a health crisis, be it physical or mental health. He said St John Ambulance has courses suited to every work environment, including occupational first aid, education, childcare and electrical courses.

There is also a range of online courses that are ideal for businesses, including a mental health course which has been incredibly well received by businesses across NSW. Details on the St John Ambulance website. Terry Collins

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he doesn’t support the PEP 11 gas exploration licence off Hunter coast Source: Newcastle Herald, March 4 2021

Lucy Wicks and the Morrison Government are saying NO to PEP-11. The Morrison Government will continue leading the world and our region in how we manage our ocean habitats and coastal environments. That’s why we are saying no to PEP-11. We have heard from our community and we are responding. We are also committing to a $100 million initiative to protect our oceans and marine life, support Australian Marine Parks and expand the Indigenous Protected Areas into Sea Country. Australia’s oceans economy supports 400,000 jobs across Australia and is projected to contribute $100 billion each year to our economy.

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Central Coast Commuters Association President, Eddie Ellis, will request a meeting with Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to discuss delays on the delivery of a $30M commuter carpark promised for Gosford more than two years ago. With the money allocated in the Federal Budget in 2019, just prior to the last election, Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks, has said nothing can be done until TfNSW has completed scoping studies on a suitable site. Central Coast Council opted out of the project due to its financial crisis late last year. Ellis said he was frustrated with the slow delivery of the project and the dismissal of adding extra levels to the existing carpark at Gosford railway station.

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“This project is important for all Central Coast residents, as well as commuters,” he said. “I have had many residents, who are not commuters, previously tell me that they have had to travel by train occasionally during the day but have found parking impossible at Gosford station. “As restrictions ease, more and more commuters are going to be back on the railway system.” Ellis said he would agitate for a meeting with Transport for NSW. “A Central Coast Council representative told me that Transport for NSW did not favour adding extra levels to the current carpark because of the extra traffic it would create travelling into Gosford along Showground Rd and over the bridge into Gosford,” he said.

Central Coast Commuters Association President, Eddie Ellis, at the new Park & Ride machine at Gosford railway station

“However, there are only six trains arriving at Gosford Station from Sydney every hour in the evening peak hour, approximately one train every ten minutes. “When the new carriages are shortly introduced there will be even fewer passengers per hour.

“This is because the Government has finally listened to the Commuters Association and introduced 2 x 2 seating as compared to the current 3 x 2 seating arrangement in the carriages and installed extra luggage capacity. “The new seating will provide a much more comfortable

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arrangement, but there will be fewer passengers per carriage and per train, and ultimately fewer cars departing from the current car park at the same time. “Adding extra levels (to the existing carpark) would not actually increase traffic, because the number of trains remains the same. “I had an architect take a brief look at the car park, and he suggested adding extra levels in steel, and not concrete. “This would enable more levels to be added more easily.” Ellis said he intended to broach the subject with TfNSW if he is granted a meeting. He will also raise the issue of new Park & Ride barriers which were installed at the carpark this week and will soon see travellers insert their Opal card into the barrier reader for free parking. “If people have not used an Opal card and not travelled by train, then they will be charged a fee for parking,” Ellis said. “I will ask Transport for NSW to exempt payment during evenings and weekends, when

few commuters use the carpark. “This would enable people visiting Central Coast Stadium to park there for free. “Again, this is something I would like to discuss in a meeting with Transport for NSW.” Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said he would organise a meeting with Ellis in coming weeks and broach the subject with TfNW. A spokesperson for TfNSW said adding additional storeys to the existing car park at was investigated but not recommended for several reasons, including access and egress constraints. The spokesperson said TfNSW would be willing to meet with Ellis to discuss his concerns. “With the approval of the Australian Government, Transport for NSW will engage with key stakeholders and the community as part of the ongoing development of commuter car park projects.” Terry Collins

Peat Island and Mooney Mooney planning proposal Property and Development NSW proposes to rezone Peat Island and Mooney Mooney. The aim is to revitalise this treasured location through new housing, community facilities and job opportunities. The department has submitted the proposal to Central Coast Council. The proposal has also been released to the public for feedback from Monday 20 September to Monday 20 December 2021. View the planning proposal at the Central Coast Council portal yourvoiceourcoast.com/pipp During the exhibition period, we invite you to join one of our information sessions or get in touch with our team if you have questions. 1. Join an online community information session on the following dates: Tuesday 16 November 2021 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm Wednesday 8 December 2021 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm To register for a session please use the QR code below.

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Grace Tame dinner aims to encourage community to tackle domestic violence The Central Coast Domestic Violence Committee Incorporated (CCDVC Inc) has called on the whole community to help tackle the endemic problem of violence and abuse against women and children on the Coast by supporting their first gala dinner on December 11. Vice Chair of CCDVC and retired lecturer in human services including gendered violence, Sharon Walsh, said the dinner was originally planned as part of the Central Coast Connexions domestic violence committee’s conference which had to be cancelled due to COVID-19. Hosting the dinner and securing Australian of the Year, Grace Tame, as keynote speaker is CCDVC’s way of inviting all agencies, organisations and individuals with an interest in tackling domestic violence to come together for the cause, Walsh said. “Grace’s story is confronting and inspiring but it is her advocacy in this area and to me, as one of the CCDVC women who like many others have been working in and around this sector for many years, we see Grace as one of the very exciting, forward thinking young people who are going to be around long after us focusing on these issues and taking these issues forward. “When I listen to Grace and other young people who come to our committee I think the future is in very good hands,” she said. CCDVC Inc has been around now for more than 20 years and is an incorporated group which represents member

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agencies who work in the space of domestic and family violence and abuse. “The current executive team is very focused on supporting the sector and campaigns that will be consistently and constantly moving this issue forward in the community,” Walsh said. “We work with everyone who is interested in moving this issue forward including politicians and businesses. “The issue is violence against women and children and also men but for us the primary issue is violence by men against women and children here on the Coast. “As somebody who has educated in this area for well over two decades this is the issue and this is not a new issue. “We predominantly hear about it when a woman dies or when there is some sort of kudos for people to get

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something out of it but it is at an endemic level and always has been. “Now we have moved into an era where people are talking about it more it is important that women know there are services available.” Police are routinely the first responders to domestic violence incidents and Cochair of CCDVC Inc,. Sharon Wilkinson, is Northern Region Domestic and Family Violence Coordinator for the NSW Police. “The key issue for NSW Police and its Domestic Violence officers is that on the Central Coast we are responding to over 600 domestic violence incidents a month, and if we break it down, on average domestic violence physical assaults are over 100 per month,” Wilkinson said. “The volume coming to police is a great thing because people are reporting but the numbers are just devastating.

“As a community we want to decrease the violence so those numbers can come down for the victims and police. “It is about crime intervention and prevention and it is about the community stepping up and taking responsibility. “We don’t really know why we have seen an increase in reporting. “It could be increased awareness to report as a result of the work we have been doing; it could be about proactive policing in domestic and family violence,” she said. “The key message for the CCDVC is that by bringing Grace Tame to the Coast and bringing organisations together we hope to encourage continued collaborative partnerships that will bring about change in our community in behaviour towards women and children. “It all comes down to people’s

attitudes towards each other and it all comes down to what is a healthy relationship and what abuse is,” Wilkinson said. Police are one of the many agencies involved in assisting women and children who have been victims of domestic violence and abuse. “The Central Coast Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service are an example of another primary and pivotal agency that supports women through the process of responding to domestic violence,” Walsh said, adding that the CCDVC works with a broad range of member agencies and services across the Coast who provide shelter and support for domestic violence victims. “It is timely for the community to be reminded that domestic violence is the violent and nonviolent use force and coercive control against women and children and it includes

physical, sexual and emotional abuse, financial control and abuse, spiritual and religious control and abuse. “It is a major, significant, if not one of the most significant, public health issue. “It affects all ages and demographics and for women there are significant morbidity and mortality results because of these forms abuse. “There are great business costs and often the financial and economic costs are the ones people want to talk about above the social and personal costs of domestic violence and abuse. “We also need to be aware of groups that are routinely marginalized including LGBTIQA+ groups where it is also a huge problem and concern to their community. “Ultimately the statistics are consistent across all groups in our community. “Grace Tame has become recognised as a major voice in supporting the area of violence against women and children… she is a major voice in moving forward with the changes needed in responding including law reform. “We want those in the community with a stake in this issue and an interest in supporting this issue to come along and listen because it is everybody’s business. “If we want change we are the ones who need to do the work and drive the change.” Tickets to the CCVDC Inc gala dinner are selling fast and can be purchased via https://www. eventbrite.com.au/e/gracetame-fine-dining-gala-eventtickets-194805447337 Jackie Pearson

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Indigenous lawyer elected to Law Society executive Central Coast Legal Aid lawyer and Board member of the Darkinjung Aboriginal Land Council, Danielle Captain-Webb, is believed to be the first Indigenous person to be elected to the Council of the Law Society of NSW. She joins Michelle Meares as one of two Central Coast lawyers on the Council. “It’s taken 137 years, but the NSW Law Society now has two Aboriginal women leading the organisation – CEO Sonja Stewart and myself (on the Council),” Captain-Webb said. “This is a significant milestone for the legal profession – which is embracing cultural diversity. “I look forward to ensuring that my profession is a

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culturally safe place for Aboriginal lawyers and the Aboriginal community more broadly.” Captain-Webb said she was encouraged to join the Law Society by Meares. “I first met Michelle through our participation in Suzy Miller’s Opportunity Collective – Women’s Leadership program,” she said. “I am really grateful to have such strong female role models in my life who have continued to encourage and believe in me. “My appointment to the NSW Law Society marks an exciting time for the Central Coast legal profession. “Our representation will now increase to two; it is really

important that voices of regional lawyers are represented on our peak body and I am sure that Michelle and I will be able to achieve a great deal. “I am hoping to bring a cultural lens to the Law Society regarding issues that impact Aboriginal people. “I want to be a voice for Aboriginal solicitors within the profession and Aboriginal people more broadly, especially on the issues that significantly impact First Nations people (over-representation of Aboriginal people in custody, child removal, deaths in custody etc).” Working with Legal Aid NSW from its Gosford office, CaptainWebb’s chief role is as a

criminal solicitor appearing at both Gosford and Wyong Courts. “I am currently on a short secondment to Legal Aid’s Head Office as a Senior Law Reform Officer but work from home,” she said. Captain-Webb is also looking at how Aboriginal Land Councils can activate their land and assets for the good of their communities into the future. “Some land councils across NSW are now transcending into activating land to create economic wealth,” she said. “This allows us to achieve social, economic, cultural, and environmental outcomes for our community.” Terry Collins

Station upgrade not quite complete Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has announced that the upgrade of Lisarow railway station is complete, but Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, says the announcement is premature. Crouch said the public could now enjoy improved accessibility and a new Bush Tucker Garden thanks to the State Government funded $12.4M project. “This project focused on improving safety, accessibility and connectivity for all public transport customers,” Crouch said. “These improvements have made Lisarow station easier to access for all customers including people with a disability, limited mobility,

parents and carers with prams, and travellers with excess luggage. “Customers can now use the new lifts and the upgraded accessible paths in and around the station, as well as new accessible parking spaces and the ‘kiss and ride’ space in the Railway Crescent commuter car park. “Accessible improvements … also include a new ramp to the southern station entry from the Pacific Highway pedestrian footpath, formalised Boarding Assistance Zones on each platform and upgraded CCTV and lighting for improved safety and security. “Our aim is to make train travel as easy as possible for every commuter and this upgrade certainly does that for Lisarow locals. “These upgrades provided

valuable work to tradies here on the Central Coast, over the course of the 15 months it took to complete this project.” Mehan said although the lifts were in place and operational, the southern access ramp is still not open. “The lifts might be operating, which is great, but we are a long way from this station being fully accessible to all members of my community,” Mehan said. Crouch confirmed the access ramp was still not open, not because it is not complete, but due to safety considerations with the ongoing upgrade of the Pacific Hwy. The ramp is expected to be fully accessible by March next year. “The Lisarow community campaigned long and hard to get this station upgrade and I’m

surprised the announcement has been made before it really is accessible to everyone,” Mehan said. A petition calling for lifts at the station was first tabled in the NSW Parliament in 2016. This was followed by three petitions from The Entrance electorate calling on the State Government to give funding priority to Central Coast stations from the Transport Access Program, Mehan said. Funding for Lisarow was finally announced during the 2019 State Election. Mehan said he welcomed the release of the final design in January, which saw parking spaces increased from 25 to 63, but that the upgrade might not have occurred without the huge community campaign. Terry Collins

Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, with residents at Lisarow station

Seeking a show of good faith “Put your money where your mouth is” is a sound adage, and “put your vote where your mouth is” might equally apply. If (Member for Gosford) Lucy Wicks is so supportive of stopping drilling off the Central Coast, what was her objection to bringing that end about, when draft legislation was recently presented in the House (“Wicks votes against debating Bill to kill off PEP11”, CCN 315). The Minister can stop any drilling with a stroke of the pen but he doesn’t, so how much faith can we put in SloMo’s “rock-solid assurance” that

FORUM drilling will not go ahead? It is obvious that this kind of activity is contrary to any longterm intention to move to a carbon-neutral economy, but, given that the Government is so patently equivocal about such a goal, why should we believe that this particular project will not be allowed to proceed? Whatever assurances Ms Wicks might be giving the public, the leaseholders are forging full speed ahead with drilling preparations, which suggests a confidence in the future that is disturbing.

What does the company know that the residents of Central Coast are being kept in the dark about? Ms Wicks has form – remember those 600 new jobs that were going to be created by the ATO office and her vocal support for the Great Parking Garage Caper raises my doubts about her reliability. She needs to show good faith, by speaking up in favour of immediate termination of the licence and taking some positive action in that direction. Email, Oct 24 Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy

Men are victims too I read your article (CCN315) regarding a two-year trial to help women. As usual there is never any mention about domestic violence against men. I wholeheartedly support stopping DV against women, men and children in all situations. There is always reference to the number of women who have lost their lives or been injured – physically, mentally and emotionally. Very seldom do you hear

FORUM anything about what happens to men. From a personal perspective of having been there I see that the only way out for many men is quite often suicide; we don’t have anyone to talk to. When I approached Lifeline their counsellors had never dealt with a man being the victim in a domestic violence situation. When will someone recognise that men are victims too?

I sent an email to (Member for Robertson) Lucy Wicks and got back references to Lifeline and Respect but I could have picked that up from the waiting room at any clinic. Over the years I have wasted my time emailing TV stations, politicians and whoever. Looking at the picture in the article I feel Wicks is just trying to get votes. Email, Oct 25 Jeffrey Tildesley, Kincumber

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Imagine nuclear waste stored at Katandra Reserve There will always be environmental problems with energy generation, transformation, transport and consumption. Probably the main problem will be energy conversion efficiencies as energy losses from the conversion and transmission systems necessitate larger installations to provide the overall energy requirement of and to the customer. There is also the problem of disposal of used generating equipment. Solar panels have a useable life of 20 to 30 years in commercial installations. They can and are being recycled (aluminium and glass recovery), while panels whose output may have decreased below commercial requirements can still be used at reduced costs in less demanding situations. Wind turbine blades can last up to 30 years before maintenance replacement. Research is underway on the production of wind turbine blades that can be recycled (Scientific American November 27, 2020). This technology may take

FORUM See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions. Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper some years to fully develop. Hydro systems, both generation and pumped storage, involve the construction of water catchment systems and dams – no need to explain the environmental impact. Batteries (rechargeable varieties) can and are being recycled. This leaves the main problem with nuclear energy. What period of time is required for the safe, radiation free disassembly of a nuclear reactor at the end of its design life? Spent fuel rods can and are processed to recover the original un-reacted uranium atoms so replacement rods can be manufactured. However, the separated

highly radioactive fission products cannot be recycled to other uses and must be stored in biological isolation until their level of radioactivity has decreased to biologically safe levels. In some cases this may take tens or even hundreds of thousands of years. Comments have been made that Australia has an extremely large renewable energy capability with technology already in existence. Perhaps this is the main reason (CCN317) why decisions have been made for Australia not to start on the nuclear energy path. Finally, if all the used nuclear waste products from the US, as claimed, can be stored in a volume of 100 x 50 x 10 metres (CCN 316) imagine the storage facility being placed at Katandra reserve, Mount Elliot. How far would the biological isolation zone extend plus the security extension and for what period of time? The reserve would be unusable and surrounding acreages would have to be resumed. Email, Nov 8 Col Hodgson, Mount Elliot

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A need to look at performance and culture Your front page story highlighting that Central Coast Council plans to employ 72 additional employees in its water and sewerage department within a year of forking out millions on voluntary redundancies illustrates why ratepayers are reluctant to trust this Council with ever higher rates (CCN 317). The Council claims that it needs a 34 per cent water rate hike for new infrastructure. This, however, is at odds with its own IPART submission seeking to increase operational costs by a massive 39 per cent compared with just 14 per cent extra for capital investment. Once again, the lions’ share of the extra money is earmarked for the bureaucracy, not the community. It is the same story with general rates where Council is currently asking a handpicked

FORUM Community Reference Group to choose between yet more rate hikes or draconian service cuts. This Hobbesian choice ignores other options such as savings within the bureaucracy itself, or improvements to productivity and efficiency. The Council has now been in administration for over year. Yet, despite all the extra revenue from this year’s rate hike, services continue to decline and published numbers show productivity lower than it was five years ago. The only output that seems to have improved (in quantity rather than quality) is the amount of spin and propaganda being pumped out seeking to convince us everything is getting better. We’re told the finances are all on track but somehow we need a 34 per cent water rate hike

next year followed by a further special variation to general rates in 2024/25. Spin, however, won’t convince those paying higher rates for worse services. Nor will spin address the root causes of this Council’s problems which lie in management performance and culture. Four of the five current members of the Executive Leadership Team kept their jobs despite last year’s financial collapse. Sadly, newcomers appear to be embracing the old culture rather than seeking to change it. Until there are genuine reforms to address performance, culture, and productivity ratepayers will continue to see further rate hikes as just throwing good money after bad. Email, Nov 8 Kevin Brooks, Kincumber

Arguing for referendum ‘no’ vote The Central Coast, prior (to) and post amalgamation, had community representation on the Council/s via councillors who stood for the communities that voted them in. Administrator Rik Hart (CCN316) is pushing a referendum upon the community which will effectively reduce community representation on Council by 40 per cent if the referendum question is successful and reduce councillor numbers to nine. This would be a step backwoods for democracy. When Pittwater Council was formed there was never a mention of reducing the councillor numbers to nine from 15 and from memory Mr Hart was involved with that amalgamation. Our LGA is one of the largest

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wider public from the risk of contagion by the ‘unvaccinated’. Have the decision makers not seen the recent comment by no less a personage than Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the UK? Quote: “ Vaccination does not stop you getting it (COVID-19) and does not stop you transmitting it”, unquote. [This is] a fact that is borne out conclusively by statistics from many countries around the world, Israel and the UK to name only two. What is the point of this [Central Coast Council] policy, which will undoubtedly have the effect of depriving a

significant number of people of their jobs and livelihoods, just for adopting a cautious approach to an experimental vaccine? Virtue signalling? Being seen to do something, anything, no matter how ineffective? Why can our so-called leaders at local, state and national level, not learn from the experiences of others around the world? Are they stupid? Incompetent? Corrupt? Or all of the above? Email, Nov 1 Richard Pryke, North Avoca

FORUM See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions. Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper in the state so the idea of reducing community representation by 40 per cent is the wrong decision in my opinion. Coast residents have enough trouble trying to contact councillors with the 15 we had so how bad will it be with only nine councillors if this referendum is successful? Communities at the ends of the LGA struggled with services and representation when there were 15 councillors.

If the referendum is successful and councillor numbers are reduced then that will equate to less democracy for the entire Central Coast community. With fewer councillors and wards the major political parties will dominate what are meant to be in principle community representatives seats. Do we want to have a political party-controlled Council? If the numbers are reduced by this referendum the independents, small interest groups or minor parties will be the losers. So when this referendum is conducted in late 2022 I urge everyone who wants democracy within our Council to stay to say NO to the proposed 40 per cent reduction in community representation. Email, Nov 10 Carl Veugen, Umina Beach

Conducting a fact check I am conducting a fact check on Lucy Wicks’s full page advertisement in the Central Coast Community News issues 314 and 315. Firstly, Wicks says on the Central Coast Fast Rail service: “This future investment of $87.2B over four years to 2021–22, is the largest program ever undertaken by the NSW state Government.” I have asked Lucy to clarify the Federal Government’s contribution but haven’t received a reply. And on the construction of Northconnex: funding from the

FORUM NSW Government was made available in September 2016 – they accepted a bid from an Australian-based consortium of AustralianSuper and IFM Investors, for a sum of $16B for the part acquisition of the EnergyAustralia electricity distribution network. The Federal Government contributed $412M and Transurban and partners contributed $2B. Email, Oct 24 Dennis Silvers, Narara

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Young talent on display at Concerto Competition

Symphony Central Coast will continue to recognise and support emerging talent when it holds its Concerto Competition on Sunday, November 28, at Laycock St Theatre. The competition is held every two years and is open to all musicians on the Central Coast under the age of 25. Four performers will feature in this year’s competition – Kimberly Gilbert, Charlotte Brown, Bayden Tham and Kaito Deed. They have chosen works by

Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns and Cecil Forsyth and each will perform a movement or movements from a concerto up to 15 minutes in length. Concertos are works for solo instrument and orchestra and are an opportunity for an outstanding player to show their artistry and virtuosity accompanied by a large orchestra. These works require great dexterity and musical maturity. Tham has chosen a cello concerto by Camille SaintSaëns, a composer perhaps better known for The Carnival

of the Animals and his mighty ‘Organ’ Symphony. His First Cello Concerto is tremendously demanding for soloists and has become a great favourite of the great virtuoso cellists. Gilbert will perform a piano concerto also by Saint-Saëns, his second, written in only 17 days. The work opens with an introspective, deeply reverent improvisation but is soon followed by beautiful turns of phrase and diversions. Deed has selected the famous

Violin Concerto of Mendelssohn, one of the most popular and most frequently performed violin concertos in history. Mendelssohn wrote this in collaboration with a very accomplished violinist of the day, ensuring its playability and virtuosity. Brown will perform the first movement of the viola concerto by Cecil Forsyth, an English composer also known for a series of books on music. This impressive concerto by Forsyth, himself a viola player, really shows off the instrument to great effect.

All four works will give the soloists an opportunity put their musical development and virtuosity on display. Madeleine Easton, from The Bach Akademie, will adjudicate for the first prize of $1500, sponsored by Rotary Club of Terrigal and audience members are encouraged to vote for the People’s Choice award of $500, also sponsored by Rotary Club of Terrigal. Both prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the concert and the winners will be invited to perform with Symphony Central Coast in 2022.

Attendees will need to present proof of vaccination at the entry and online and phone bookings only will be accepted – with no door sales. Dine and Discover vouchers can be redeemed either using the online system or via phone booking. Ticket details on the Symphony Central Coast website. Source: Media release, Nov 9 Symphony Central Coast

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Mother-daughter book released in time for Christmas Lisarow mother and daughter, Bronwyn and Ella Sandeman, have published and released their book The Christmas Story with Daisy and Ziggy. The book tells the story of how Christmas began through the eyes of onlooking insects and explores the full biblical story of the birth of Jesus and the early years of his life. Bronwyn penned the book aimed at children and Ella provided the illustrations. The book also features a poem for older readers to enjoy written by Bronwyn’s aunt, Lesley Anderson. Bronwyn said that it felt surreal to have the book published and

available for sale. “This has been years in the making and it’s amazing. “My family have been tickled as no-one else has done this in our family before,” she said. “Already I’ve got an order for 80 books placed which I will be selling on and selling copies to schools. “I’ve been contacting schools who are interested in buying a copy, and I already have four lined up. “There are a few local book stores that have also expressed interest in stocking it, and I’m also going to go around to all the libraries,” Sandeman said. The book was published by Balboa Press in October and is currently available on Booktopia and Amazon.

Bronwyn also said that this won’t be the only book she writes. “Ella has been nominated as a finalist in the Bouddi Foundation for the Arts and was a finalist in the National Art Prize competition. “She is currently illustrating a book called Tina’s Purple Power which was written by Sister Marea Ross. “We’re also looking at properly publishing Jack’s Magic Boots, another book written by Sister Marea Ross. “I’m also working on new books. “Ella’s an illustrator, and I’m a story teller, so we’ll be working on more children’s books in future I think,” Bronwyn said. Ella and Bronwyn Sandeman with their new book The Christmas Story with Daisy and Ziggy

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The Potters are back in action Central Coast Potters Society (CCPS) is back in business following months of lockdown. The Society, based at East Gosford, will open its doors to the community at its annual Open Day on Saturday, November 13 – in conjunction with The Australian Ceramics

Association’s Open Studio weekend. All activities will comply with COVID-19 government guidelines and the day will offer a range of activities. In The Great Pottery Throwdown No. 2 CCPS members will challenge each other throughout the day in several timed challenges, both

on and off the wheel. There will be an opportunity for adults to make a small plate and have it fired for a minimum fee and there will be a kids’ table where the children can play with clay. A pop-up shop will feature hand-crafted ceramics for sale and there will be a sausage sizzle, cold drinks and a lucky

door prize. The day will be held from 10am-3pm on November 13 at 10a Russell Drysdale St, East Gosford, where there is on and off-street parking and accessible entry. CCPS is preparing for its annual Christmas ceramics sale and exhibition at Gosford Regional Gallery’s Community

Gallery from December 3-15, which will feature a range of handmade ceramics. CCPS is a non-profit, community organisation of like-minded volunteers who love clay. First established in 1968, the group offers courses for anyone interested in getting creative with clay, as well as member-

only activities such as raku and pit firings, member exhibitions and sales events. More Information: www. ccpotters.org. Source: Media release, Nov 2 Central Coast Potters Society

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FRIDAY, NOV 19 Simon Tedeschi & George Washingmachine Live In Concert, Avoca Beach Theatre, ticketed, 7:30pm Mental Health Art Works, The Entrance Gallery, ticketed, 6pm Gosford North Inner

Wheel Club: Handcraft Stall, Kincumber Village Shopping Centre, 8;30am - 4pm The Coast Shelter sleepout, Central Coast Stadium

SATURDAY, NOV 20 Alliance Française French Conversation Diggers Club Ettalong 10am – 12pm

TUESDAY, NOV 30 GEBC November Event Special Guest Speaker: The Hon. Victor Dominello MP, The Entertainment Grounds, ticketed, 12:15pm

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Sleepout date confirmed The Coast Shelter Sleepout will be held at Central Coast Stadium on Friday, November 19 after being rescheduled twice due to COVID-19 restrictions. Seventy-five business people across the region have already raised $85,000 and pledged to sleep rough for one night. “This huge fundraising effort demonstrates the support from our business community for people with issues concerning family and domestic violence, and homelessness,” a Coast

Shelter spokesperson said. “In line with NSW Government and health advice, this event with be COVID safe with all sleepers being doubly vaccinated and registered. “Sleepers will get to experience sunset through the palm trees while they prepare to settle down and sleep on the ground with no shelter for one night. “This will be no party as sleeping rough isn’t easy and although our sleepers will only sleepout for one night, they will experience the trepidation

people feel when they don’t have their own home to go to. “The money raised will help provide safe accommodation for people experiencing family or domestic violence and the programs Coast Shelter runs to support Coasties doing it tough.” Coast Shelter is accepting donations towards the Sleepout at www.coastsheltersleepout. com.au. Source: Media release, Oct 26 Coast Shelter

Shelter given $200,000 state boost Coast Shelter will use a $200,000 NSW Government Social Sector Support Fund grant to improve its inhouse support services. CEO, Michael Starr, said the timing of the funding was welcome. “It means in the coming months we will be able to invest in professional in-house support services to be more responsive to the complex personal needs of people already living in our specialist homelessness refuges,” Starr said. “Additionally, this funding will enable Coast Shelter to meet the needs of far more people who reach out to us for assistance due to homelessness on the Central Coast.”

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said not-for-profit organisations like Coast Shelter are receiving a helping hand to assist with the ongoing impacts of the pandemic. “This funding will provide targeted financial relief to Coast Shelter who work tirelessly to deliver services to the most vulnerable members of our community,” Crouch said. “As we continue to ease restrictions, this additional boost will help organisations adapt and ensure the continuity of the important support they provide.” The funding is part of the Government’s $50M Social

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12:25 6:00 7:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:50 3:30 4:30 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:20 9:20 10:10 11:10

Sunday 14 November

11:55 6:00 7:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:30 2:30 3:30 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00 7:40 8:40 9:35 10:35 11:25 12:00 1:00

PRIME (C61/60)

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Q&A [s] Australia Remastered [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Spying On The Scammers [s] The Sound [s] Jack Irish (M l,v) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds (PG) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] Gardening Australia [s] Annika (M v) [s] The Accident (M l,s,v) [s] Talking Heads: Playing Sandwiches (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] The Vaccine [s] Gruen [s] Preppers: Welcome To Eden 2 (M l,s) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] rage (PG) [s] rage Guest Programmer (PG) ABC News At Noon [s] Charles Perkins Oration 2021 Annika (M l) [s] Midsomer Murders: Schooled In Murder (PG) [s] Restoration Australia: Tatachilla Stables, South Australia (PG) [s] Landline [s] Rick Stein’s Secret France (PG) [s] Monty Don’s French Gardens [s] ABC News [s] Grantchester (PG) [s] Ridley Road (PG) [s] Total Control (MA15+) [s] Call The Midwife (M) [s] Father Brown: The Demise Of The Debutante (M v) [s] rage Guest Programmer (MA15+) [s] rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] Insiders [s] Offsiders [s] The World This Week [s] Compass [s] Songs Of Praise [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Gardening Australia [s] Pilgrimage: Road To Santiago (PG) Rick Stein’s Secret France (PG) [s] Everyone’s A Critic (PG) [s] Art Works [s] The Sound [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Death In Paradise (PG) [s] Total Control (MA15+) [s] Noughts And Crosses (M) [s] Stateless (M l,v) [s] Talking Heads (M) [s] Silent Witness (M v) [s] The Cry (M l) [s]

Also see: ABC PLUS (Channel 22) ABC ME (Channel 23) ABC NEWS (Channel 24)

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00

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11:20 1:00 6:00 7:00 10:00 12:00 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00

10:00 12:15 1:30 6:00 7:00 10:00 12:00 1:00 1:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00

8:30 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00

Also see: 7TWO (Channel 62) 7MATE (Channel 63) 7FLIX (Channel 66)

TEN (C10)

NINE (C81/80)

6:00 Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] 9:30 Seven Morning News [s] 11:30 Movie: “Gates Of Paradise” 12:00 (M) (’19) Stars: Jason Priestley, Lizzie Boys, Johannah Newmarch, Jason Cermak, 1:45 Pauline Egan House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 2:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] 3:00 The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 4:00 5:00 Seven News [s] Better Homes And Gardens 6:00 Movie: “Little Women” (M) (’19) 7:00 7:30 – Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the 8:30 beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms. Stars: Saoirse 11:30 Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern Big Brother VIP (M) [s] Home Shopping 1:30 6:00 Home Shopping [s] 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show [s] 12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing: 12:30 Cranbourne/ Newcastle [s] 1:00 Seven News At 5 [s] Border Security - Australia’s 1:30 2:00 Front Line (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Movie: “Harry Potter And The 3:00 Deathly Hallows - Part 1” (PG) 4:30 5:00 (’10) – Harry, Ron and 5:30 Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down 6:00 7:00 and destroy the secret to 7:30 Voldemort’s immortality and destruction, the Horcruxes. 10:25 Stars: Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson Movie: “The November Man” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Olga Kurylenko Repco Supercars Championship 2021: Sydney 12:40 Motorsport Highlights [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] The Morning Show Weekend 10:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 11:00 11:30 Border Security 12:00 International (PG) [s] 12:30 Cricket: Women’s Big Bash 1:30 League: Sydney Sixers v 1:40 Sydney Thunder *Live* From 4:00 Great Barrier Reef Arena [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Sydney Weekender (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 7News Spotlight (PG) [s] – 8:10 Singer Adele is at her most candid as she opens up about 9:10 her real life, true love and 10:10 weight loss. Granny Killer - The Unsolved 10:40 Murders (M) [s] S.W.A.T.: Stigma (M v) [s] 11:40 S.W.A.T.: Vice (M v) [s] The Blacklist: Konets (M v) [s] Repco Supercars 12:35 Championship 2021: Highlights [s] 1:30

Today [s] 6:00 Funeral Of Bert Newton *Live* 7:00 NINE’s Morning News [s] 7:30 Movie: “The Perfect Stalker” (M) (’16) Stars: Danielle Savre, 8:00 Jefferson Brown, Krista Morin 12:00 Talking Honey - Princess Diana: Diana And Her Boys 1:00 2:00 (PG) [s] 2:30 Pointless (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 3:30 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 4:00 NINE News [s] 4:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Taronga: Who’s Who In The 5:00 6:30 Zoo: Bilby Release (PG) [s] Movie: “Skyfall” (M l,v) (’12) 7:30 Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier 8:30 Bardem, Bérénice Marlohe, Naomie Harris Movie: “The Eagle” (M v) (’11) 9:30 Stars: Channing Tatum, István Gö, Bence Gerö, Denis O’Hare, 11:00 12:00 Paul Ritter, Zsolt László Home Shopping 1:00 Animal Tales (PG) [s] 6:00 6:30 Weekend Today [s] Today Extra - Saturday (PG) 7:00 7:30 Surfing Australia TV [s] 8:00 Destination WA [s] 9:00 Good Food Kitchen [s] 9:30 My Way [s] Taronga: Who’s Who In The 12:00 12:30 Zoo: Bilby Release (PG) [s] 1:00 Parental Guidance (PG) [s] 2:00 The Garden Gurus [s] 2:30 NINE News: First At Five [s] 3:00 Getaway (PG) [s] 3:30 NINE News Saturday [s] 4:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 4:30 Movie: “Spectre” (M v) (’15) 5:00 Stars: Daniel Craig 6:00 Movie: “Logan Lucky” (PG) (’17) – Two brothers attempt to 6:30 pull off a heist during a 7:00 NASCAR race in North Carolina. Stars: Channing 8:00 Tatum, Farrah Mackenzie 9:00 Australia’s Top Ten Of 10:00 Everything (PG) [s] 11:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Animal Tales (PG) [s] 6:00 Weekend Today [s] 8:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 8:30 The Xtreme CollXtion (PG) [s] Fishing Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 Ultimate Rush (PG) [s] 9:30 Targa Great Barrier Reef [s] 12:00 Explore [s] Parental Guidance (PG) [s] 1:10 Bondi Vet (PG) [s] 1:30 NINE News: First At Five [s] 2:00 RBT: Sleepy Driver (PG) [s] 2:30 NINE News Sunday [s] 3:00 Parental Guidance (PG) [s] 60 Minutes (M) [s] 4:00 American Tragedy - The 4:30 Gabby Petito Story (M) [s] NINE News Late [s] 5:00 The First 48: 6:30 Ringside Seat (M) [s] 7:30 Cold Case - New Leads Wanted: Katrina Jefferies 8:45 (MA15+) [s] 9:40 Chicago Med: Backed Against The Wall (M) [s] 11:30 Home Shopping 12:30

Also see: GEM (Channel 82) GO! (Channel 83/88) LIFE (Channel 84)

The Talk [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] Studio 10 - Celebrating Bert Newton (PG) [s] Dr Phil (M) [s] The Living Room [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Everyday Gourmet [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Farm To Fork [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Graham Norton Show (M) [s] Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) [s] Best Of The Sydney Comedy Festival (M) [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping Reel Action [s] Religious Programs [s] Healthy Homes [s] Escape Fishing With ET [s] All 4 Adventure [s] Taste Of Australia [s] Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] Roads Less Travelled [s] 10 Minute Kitchen [s] Jamie & The Nonnas [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Australia By Design [s] What’s Up Down Under [s] Everyday Gourmet [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Farm To Fork [s] 10 News First [s] Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day [s] Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] The Dog House Australia (PG) [s] Ambulance UK (M d) [s] Lie With Me (M) [s] FBI: Charlotte’s Web (M) [s] NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) [s] Religious Programs [s] Three Veg And Meat [s] Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey [s] Destination Dessert (PG) [s] Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] Celebrity MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] Farm To Fork [s] Healthy Homes Australia [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Everyday Gourmet [s] Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn [s] 10 News First [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Celebrity MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] CSI: Vegas: Funhouse (M) [s] FBI: Allegiance/ Unreasonable Doubt (M) [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Home Shopping

Also see: 10 PEACH (Channel 11) 10 BOLD (Channel 12)

Classifications: (G) General, (PG) Parental Guidance, (M) Mature Audiences, (MA15+) Mature Audience Over 15 Years, [s] Subtitles Consumer Advice: (d) drug references, (s) sexual references or sex scenes (h) horror, (l) language, (mp) medical procedures, (n) nudity, (v) violence

SBS (C30)

5:00 5:15 5:30 1:00 2:00 3:00 3:30 4:00 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:35 8:30 10:10 11:10 11:40 12:35 4:10 4:50 5:00 5:15 5:30 1:00 2:00 2:25 3:50 5:35 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:25 10:15 11:10 1:05 3:15 4:55 5:00 5:15 5:30 1:00 3:00 3:35 4:35 5:05 5:35 6:30 7:35 8:30 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 3:50

France 24 Feature News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Paradise Soldiers (PG) NITV News: Nula The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) USS Indianapolis (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind SBS World News Legends Of The Pharaohs: Downfall Of A Dynasty (PG) Blitz Spirit With Lucy Worsley (PG) Lost Pyramids Of The Aztecs (PG) (In English/ Spanish) SBS World News 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) Blood (M l,v) Food Safari Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize France 24 Feature News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Small Business Secrets Figure Skating: ISU Grand Prix Italy The Royals In Wartime (PG) Nazi Megastructures (PG) SBS World News Celebrity Letters And Numbers (M) Tutankhamun - Life, Death And Legacy (PG) Russia To Iran - Across The Wild Frontier 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) Movie: “Chappaquiddick” (M l) (’17) Stars: Jason Clarke Movie: “Marshall” (M) (’17) Stars: Chadwick Boseman Page One: A Year Inside The NY Times (M l) Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize France 24 Feature News NHK World English News Worldwatch Speedweek Cycling: NRS 2021 Tour Of The Tropics Kilauea: Hawaii On Fire Going Places With Ernie Dingo Small Business Secrets (PG) Nazi Megastructures: Fortress Japan (PG) SBS World News Inside Central Stations (M) Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre (M) Marry Me, Marry My Family (M l) (In English/ Hindi/ Maori/ Urdu) Addicted Australia (M d,l) 24 Hours In Emergency: You Before Me (M) Michael Mosley - A History Of Surgery Into The Brain (M) Coronavirus Special: What We Know Now (PG)

Also see: SBS VICELAND (Channel 31) SBS MOVIES (Channel 32) SBS FOOD (Channel 33) SBS NITV (Channel 34)

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Thursday 18 November

Wednesday 17 November

Tuesday 16 November

Monday 15 November

ABC (C20/21)

PRIME (C61/60)

News Breakfast [s] 6:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 9:00 Landline [s] 11:30 The Great Acceleration (PG) 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] Grantchester (PG) [s] Jack Irish (M l,v) [s] 2:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] 3:00 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 4:00 The Drum [s] 5:00 ABC News [s] 6:00 7.30 [s] 7:00 Australian Story [s] 7:30 Universe With Brian Cox [s] 9:00 Media Watch (PG) [s] The Detectives (M l) [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Going Country (PG) [s] 10:00 Noughts And Crosses (M) [s] 11:00 The Accident (MA15+) [s] 11:30 The Cry (M l) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] 12:00 The Drum [s] 1:00 7.30 [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “I Am Elizabeth Smart” 12:00 1:10 (M) (’17) Stars: Elizabeth Smart, Alana Boden Criminal Confessions: 1:30 Ascension (M) [s] 2:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 3:00 Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 4:00 5:00 Seven News [s] 6:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:00 Big Brother VIP (M) [s] 9-1-1: Desperate Times (M) [s] 7:30 8:40 – The 118 springs into action when a citywide blackout and a 9:40 record heat wave causes 10:15 mayhem in Los Angeles. Fantasy Island: His And Hers The Heartbreak Hotel (PG) [s] 10:50 11:20 The Latest Seven News [s] The Goldbergs: 12:10 Cocoon (PG) [s] God Friended Me: BFF (PG) 1:05 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:10 5:10 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 War On Waste (PG) [s] 12:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Ridley Road (PG) [s] The Cry (M l) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 2:00 7.30 [s] Anh’s Brush With Fame: 3:00 Lisa Wilkinson [s] 4:00 Mystify Michael Hutchence 5:00 (M) [s] 6:00 The Art Of Collecting [s] 7:00 ABC Late News [s] 7:30 The Business [s] 9:00 Q&A [s] Midsomer Murders (M s,v) [s] 11:10 The Cry (M l) [s] 11:40 rage (MA15+) [s] The Drum [s] 12:30 7.30 [s]

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Mommy Group Murder” (M) (’18) – A new mom joins a group to help her deal with the stress of motherhood, but she soon learns that membership comes at a price. Stars: Helena Mattsson, Leah Pipes, Lisa Thornhill, Ryan Carnes, Nichole Galicia Criminal Confessions: Carlsbad (M l,v) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Big Brother VIP (M) [s] The Curse Of The Chippendales (M) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] The Goldbergs: Geoff’s New Hat (PG) [s] Home Shopping

8:30 10:10 10:45 11:00 11:15 12:20 1:50 2:50 4:25 5:25

6:00 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Aftermath - Beyond Black 11:30 Saturday (PG) [s] 12:00 11:00 Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:35 Media Watch (PG) [s] 2:00 The Cry (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 2:00 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 3:00 7:30 7.30 [s] 4:00 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 5:00 8:30 Gruen [s] 6:00 9:10 Preppers: The Penrith Panther 7:00 (M l,s) [s] 7:30 9:40 Back (MA15+) [s] 9:00 10:05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M) 10:45 ABC Late News [s] 11:00 The Business [s] 11:00 11:20 Universe With Brian Cox (M) 12:20 Media Watch (PG) [s] 12:00 6:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 12:00 1:00 1:30 2:00 3:00 4:10 5:10 6:00 6:55 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:35 10:25 10:45

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 Australian Story [s] 12:00 Gardening Australia [s] Prince Charles: Inside The Duchy Of Cornwall (PG) [s] 2:00 ABC News At Noon [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] Roger Swainston: Drawn To 3:00 4:00 Water (PG) [s] 5:00 The Cry (M l) [s] 6:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 7:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) 8:00 The Drum [s] Sammy J (PG) [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Exposing The Illegal Organ 8:30 Trade (M) [s] Q&A [s] Doctor Who: Chapter Three: 10:30 Once, Upon Time (PG) [s] 11:30 You Can’t Ask That: Indigenous (M l) [s] 12:30 ABC Late News [s]

Also see: ABC PLUS (Channel 22) ABC ME (Channel 23) ABC NEWS (Channel 24)

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:40

9:40 10:40 11:10 12:05 1:00 1:30

Sunrise [s] 6:00 The Morning Show [s] 9:00 Seven Morning News [s] 11:30 Movie: “The Perfect Girlfriend” 12:00 (M) (’12) – A man accepts a 1:00 promotion 3000 miles away, but adjusting to the job 2:00 becomes more difficult than he 3:00 anticipated when his new boss 4:00 begins to impersonate his 5:00 girlfriend. Stars: Adrienne 6:00 Frantz, Jon Cor, Ashley Leggat 7:00 Criminal Confessions: 7:30 Waterloo (M l,v) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Big Brother VIP (M) [s] 8:50 America’s Got Talent: Quarter 9:50 Finals 3 Performance And 10:50 Results (PG) [s] 11:20 America’s Got Talent: Quarter Finals 3 Results (PG) [s] 12:10 1:05 The Windsors (M l,s) [s] Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “If There Be Thorns” (M s,v) (’15) Stars: Mason Cook, Heather Graham Criminal Confessions: Baton Rouge (M l,v) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] – An unemployed man who travels business class raises concerns with officers. America’s Got Talent: Semi Finals: Performance (Part 1) (PG) [s] America’s Got Talent: Semi Finals: Results (Part 1) (PG) [s] World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera (M) [s] Home Shopping

Also see: 7TWO (Channel 62) 7MATE (Channel 63) 7FLIX (Channel 66)

TEN (C10)

NINE (C81/80)

6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:10 5:10 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:30 9:45 10:45 11:00 11:20 12:15 1:10 2:00 3:00 4:25 5:25

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00

1:45 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:30 1:00 1:30

Today [s] Today Extra (PG) [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Parental Guidance (PG) [s] Talking Honey - Princess Diana: Death And Legacy (PG) [s] Getaway (PG) [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Parental Guidance (PG) [s] Love Island Australia (M) [s] Kath & Kim: Obsession (PG) [s] Kath & Kim: My Boyfriend (PG) [s] NINE News Late [s] New Amsterdam: Three Dots (M) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Home Shopping

6:00 The Talk [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 Celebrity MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Celebrity MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (MA15+) [s] 9:40 Just For Laughs (M l,s) [s] 10:40 The Graham Norton Show (M) [s] 11:40 The Project (PG) [s] 12:40 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

Today [s] 6:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 7:00 NINE’s Morning News [s] 7:30 Parental Guidance (PG) [s] Desperate Housewives: Marry 8:00 Me A Little (PG) [s] 12:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 1:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 2:10 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 3:00 NINE News [s] 3:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 4:00 Parental Guidance (PG) [s] 4:30 Travel Guides: Western Australia (PG) [s] – The Travel 5:00 Guides will have adventures in 6:30 Bridgetown and Hamelin Bay, 7:30 then it’s off to Busselton for a unique mermaid experience. 8:40 Love Island Australia (M) [s] 9:35 NINE News Late [s] 11:30 Damian Lewis - Spy Wars: 12:30 Bombs In The Sky (M v) [s] 1:30 Tipping Point (PG) [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Home Shopping 4:30 Today [s] Today Extra (PG) [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Parental Guidance (PG) [s] Desperate Housewives: Everybody Says Don’t (M) [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Adele - Live In London (PG) [s] – Adele made an explosive return to the limelight with her album “25” released in 2015. In this special she opens up to Graham Norton about her break from music. Emergency (M) [s] Love Island Australia (M) [s] NINE News Late [s] New Amsterdam: As Long As It Takes (M) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s]

The Talk [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (M) [s] The Dog House Australia (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Farm To Fork [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Dog House Australia (PG) [s] The Cheap Seats (M l) [s] NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Football: China v Socceroos *Live* From Sharjah Stadium, UAE [s] CBS Mornings [s]

6:00 The Talk [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 The Bachelorette Australia (M) [s] 2:10 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bachelorette Australia (M) [s] 8:40 Bull: King Bull (M) [s] 9:40 Lie With Me (M l,s) [s] 10:40 Bull: Split Hairs (M) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Today [s] 7:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 7:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] Movie: “Her Son’s Secret” 8:00 (M v) (’18) – A man claims to 12:00 be a woman’s son, who was presumed drowned many years 1:00 previously. Stars: Olivia d’Abo, 2:10 Sebastian Prandoni 2:30 Explore [s] 3:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 3:30 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] 5:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] RBT: Regret/ Wake Up (M) [s] 6:30 7:30 Paramedics (M) [s] Love Island Australia (M) [s] Love Island Australia 9:30 Afterparty (M) [s] 10:30 NINE News Late [s] The Fix: The Fugitive (M) [s] 11:30 Destination WA [s] 12:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:30

Also see: GEM (Channel 82) GO! (Channel 83/88) LIFE (Channel 84)

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: Marvellous Melons pot, what I mean is you can grow one melon plant in a very large pot (over 60cm in width) and you will need to provide a trellis and slings or some way of holding the fruits as described above. Ensure that your pot is in full sun all day and that it drains well and is also filled with top quality vegetable-suitable potting mixture that is mixed with a slow-release fertiliser and something to improve waterretention and drainage such as perlite or vermiculite. Try This - Square Watermelons

Growing your own melons is an exercise in patience but you will end up with the sweetest, most lovely fruit imaginable.

Growing Melons Your melons will need at least 1.5m of space around each plant and the position needs to be warm to hot and experience full sun all day. Soil needs to be very well draining, preferable a light sandy loam and they prefer a slightly acidic soil of around pH 6. Dig over the soil a few weeks before planting and improve with wellrotted manures (cow or poultry are preferable), compost, and worm castings. The last frost must have well and truly passed as they are not frost tolerant. When planting, create a mound of about 10-15cm high and 90cm wide to plant into as this will help with drainage because although melons love lots of water, they are still prone to fungal disease so this will assist water to drain away. You need lots of leaves on your vines so that your melons are large, healthy, and most importantly sweet. It is often stated that melons are ‘heavy feeders’ because they have large fruit but also because the mass of the living organism, (leaves, stems, roots and fruit) of the plant is large. To feed, use a balanced organic complete fertiliser every three weeks. Constant and deep watering is also needed and to limit the chances of fungal disease, water early in the day and don’t

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The average watermelon or honeydew will take between 80 and 100 warm days, (not just any days, but warm days) to mature and rockmelons around 80 days. My take on this is to go with fastermaturing varieties or better yet, heirloom seeds. As melons do take a bit of space and time, why not try growing something a little unusual like the Australian Heirloom ‘Indian Cream Cobra’ Rockmelon with its lovely mild flavour or the ‘Candy Red’ Watermelon that grows in an elongated form. If you just can’t wait there are a few fast-maturing varieties, and these include the ‘Minnesota Midget’ and ‘Sweet Granite’ Rockmelons along with ‘Moon and Stars’ and the ‘Sugar Baby’ Watermelons which only take about 10 weeks until harvest time. Try these great Aussie suppliers for heirloom varieties: succeedheirloom.com.au or diggers. com.au. Growing and care advice is rather similar across types and the most important things to note are that they need a rich soil, lots of water, warmth, sun, and space! Let’s dig in.

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water the leaves. A few weeks before harvesting, cut back on the watering because too much water at this time will dilute the internal sugars of the melon and can lead to fruit that is not as sweet as it could be.Water just enough to prevent the leaves from dying but you can expect a few dying leaves at this time, just not all of them. Your melons are ready to pick when you notice the stem connecting them to the plant is starting to pull away and soften. The melon can sometimes also slightly crack around the stem and the area will have a musky aroma. To harvest, cut the stem leaving a short amount still on the melon. Mature the melons by leaving them in a protected place where they can still sit in the sun for a few weeks. They

are ready to eat when you hear a hollow sound when you tap on them. Melons on a Trellis or in Pots If you are limited with space in your garden but still want to grow melons then you can train the vines to grow up and around a trellis. The melons will need to either still rest on the ground and this can be done by ensuring that vines are trained back down to the earth when fruit setting is noticed. You could also support the fruit in expandable mesh bags, slings or if you are very handy, by building little platforms. I have also seen this done for melons and pumpkins that are grown on the ground to avoid any marking on the underside. When I say you can grow a melon in a

There is debate about the origin of the square watermelon but many agree that in 1978Tomoyuki Ono,a graphic designer, worked out a way of perfecting what others feel is something Japanese farmers were already toying with. Popular in Japan’s markets, the more lovely of the melons can fetch up to $300AUD but they are not really meant for eating. They are regarded as a decorative item in Japan even though urban legend will have us believe they are grown that way to fit into tiny Japanese fridges in their overcrowded cities. You can grow a square watermelon too! You need to affix a transparent tempered glass or plastic box around the watermelon while it is still small. There are now many types of plastic watermelon moulds on the market including heartshaped ones to try out. The watermelon will grow to fit the box/mould and will also stop possums from having a nibble.

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I’m in the mood to share with you inspiring gardening books that you might even consider as presents this festive season and this one would be top of my list. Winner of the Indie Book Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction 2018 and shortlisted for ABIA Illustrated Book of the Year 2018 this book shows you that a Native Garden need not be messy or look like every other ‘Aussie Bush Backyard’. There are gardens of all types, sizes and situations throughout this divinely illustrative book and you can’t help but say to yourself, “Is that really a native?” while turning the pages to each gorgeous new vista. There is plentiful use of native trees, shrubs, flowers, and foliage that will inspire you to try using these in different settings and ways including clever pruning techniques that I had not thought of myself. Included are interviews with celebrated landscape designers, artists, and gardeners – including Fiona Brockhoff, Janet Laurence and Tracey Deep – that bring to light so many ways to celebrate the sculptural natives that shape our everyday spaces. TASKS & TIPS FOR YOU THIS WEEK Just a few things you could plant this week include herbs, Asian greens, asparagus, globe and Jerusalem artichoke, beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, capsicum, carrot, celeriac, celery, cucumber, eggplant, endive, fennel, horseradish, kale, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, marrow, mustard greens, okra, parsnip, potato, pumpkin, radish, rhubarb, rocket, salsify, silverbeet, spring onion, sweetcorn, sweet potato, taro, tomato, turnip, warrigal greens, zucchini, sunflower, aster, bedding begonia, calendula, California poppy, carnation, celosia, chrysanthemum, coleus, cosmos, dahlia, dianthus, everlasting daisy, gaillardia, gazania, gerbera, honesty, inpatients, kangaroo paw, marigold, nasturtium, phlox, portulaca, salvia, snapdragon, waratah, zinnia Next Week: The Top Ten Unkillable Plants

Dear Cheralyn, Saw your article in local paper. I am having problems with possums eating new growth on my mop top tree. Happens each year. Tried spiked plastic, animal repellent powder etc. any ideas which may help?? Dear Phil, That’s annoying and your ideas are good ones, but possums

are craftly little devils and can find ways around a lot of things. They are protected so care must be taken with anything you do and only deterring them is permissible under the law. A few other things you can try are hanging moth balls in your tree or using menthol-scented rubs and creams around the garden as they hate them. You can attach cling film to your tree trunk with the rub on it or you can smear it on structures around the garden boarder. Motion sensor lights and garden ornamental owls with eyes that flash can work too. Good luck Phil.

Cheralyn Darcey is a gardening author, community garden coordinator and along with Pete Little, hosts ‘At Home with The Gardening Gang’ 8 - 10am every Saturday on CoastFM963. She is also co-host of @ MostlyAboutPlants a weekly gardening podcast with Vicki White. Send your gardening questions, events, and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@ gmail.com

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Stan and Joy Delaney have been married for almost 50 years. They worked together running a tennis school and raising their four children. Or is it raising their four children and running a tennis school? “Joy made the money and Stan made the stars”. Their children: Amy, Troy, Brooke and Logan became pretty good tennis players in their own right but not as good as the “star” Harry Haddad. Stan was Harry’s childhood coach and was sure that he could have taken Harry all the way. But Harry’s Dad had other plans

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and found another coach that took Harry all the way. All the way to three grand slams. This is the one big regret in Stan’s life. People try not to mention Harry’s name in front of Stan, but now Harry is writing a biography and his name keeps popping up. Joy and Stan have retired and sold the tennis school. They thought they would be able to pass it on to one of their children, create a dynasty of sorts, a tennis dynasty. Surely Logan would take it over, he showed so much promise as a potential coach. But to Stan’s dismay none of them seemed interested. How ungrateful. The Delaneys thought they were ready to retire, “She hadn’t realised how much they were defined by Delaneys Tennis

Academy. Who were they now? Just another pair of boomers.” They are trying to fill the days, doing things retired people do but it just isn’t working. A trip to Europe was a disaster. Days have become a bit of same old, same old. Thank goodness they can still play tennis, but Stan’s knees are going.

Surely a grandchild would fix all of Joy’s problems. One night a stranger knocks on Stan and Joy’s door. Her name is Savannah and she is in distress. Their house looked so peaceful, Savannah just knew that the people inside would invite her in and help out. And that is exactly what Joy and

Stan did. Their children were shocked to learn that Savannah was sleeping in Amy’s old bedroom. She was cooking Joy and Stan’s meals, which was a saving grace to Joy, who hated to cook. Why Joy was even taking Savannah out on shopping trips, spending money on her and Savannah started treating the home like her own. Started treating the children as guests. Then one day Joy goes missing. No one is really concerned, which to an outsider may seem odd but Stan would often go missing for days on end. Joy even sent a cryptic text message to her children. She must have typed that when she didn’t have her glasses on. However, the days turned into weeks and concern started to grow.

Stan is starting to look guilty of doing something terrible. The kids end up taking sides. Where is Savannah? Liane Moriarty needs no introduction (Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers) and I have read a few of her books, not all, but have liked what I read, and this was no exception. The story starts with Joy’s disappearance and then goes back to the past to create a timeline and fill in the gaps of what happened. It is well written with Moriarty’s trademark skill of capturing individual flaws and quirks, clashes of egos and a growing suspense. I was a little disappointed by the ending, it became a little overcooked … but then again, I wasn’t. Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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Business & Property Historic hotel roars back to life with brand new look

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One of the newly renovated areas of the hotel

The new look Hotel Gosford has reopened after 18 months of renovation which included a complete knockdown and rebuild of its restaurant. Group General Manager and investor, Jordan Harris, said the renovation had been 10 years in the making. “Our first concepts were drawn up back in 2010 and truthfully, back then, we couldn’t have dreamt of it turning out as incredible as it has,” he said. Drawing inspiration from the hotel’s rich history and the roaring twenties, Hotel Gosford’s new look incorporates rich dark timbers and touches

of brass, ambient lighting and a timeless colour palette. Raked ceilings have been installed in the new area to create a sense of space, drawing the eye to high windows and a butterfly shaped roof. The new main area features exposed brick, steel and raw concrete, with the tall brick walls of the main façade mirroring the original colonnades of the historic building that stood in the 1920s. The new Earl’s Kitchen features a selection of pub classics using fresh producefocused salads and locally sourced seafood, steaks and rotisserie meats.

The Saloon and the VIP lounge also have a new look, courtesy of Bergstrom Architects and Evolve Constructions. The heritage-listed hotel has been part of the Central Coast’s social scene since 1926. Family-owned and operated, Hotel Gosford was purchased by local publican Peter Harris in 1998. His family remains at the helm of the hotel’s operations, with son, Jordan, now overseeing the day-to-day running of the venue along with the renovation. The family is fiercely passionate about keeping the venue’s history alive while creating a new and contemporary space.

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“We pride ourselves on our capacity to make so many elements of our dishes in house,” Jordan Harris said. “At Earl’s Kitchen, our new Head Chef, Mark Wisemen, and his team source a variety of ingredients from local suppliers, growers and producers. “Hotel Gosford loves the community, loves the Central Coast and loves engaging and supporting other local business owners as much as possible. “Chef Wisemen has spent the past few months working around the clock to source everything from local suppliers, cutting the middleman out and supporting the hard-working local producers.”

Starting off as a baker/pastry chef in 1998, Wiseman has worked in a number of jobs across the food industry including at restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne. Taps in all four bars at the hotel feature all the iconic brews along with an impressive range of boutique and independent craft beers. “When it comes to our wine list, we have a wide variety of locally sourced and handpicked labels,” Harris said. Hotel Gosford hosts a CBD Social each Friday, Trivia on Tuesdays and High Society Saturdays, featuring a DJ accompanied by a live vocalist or saxophone player. Patrons can enjoy resident

Sunday soloists and cheap spritz in the beer garden from 2pm plus a Sunday Roast at Earl’s Kitchen. Additional features at the new-look hotel include: top of the line surround sound and DJ system; 5m Mega Screen in the beer garden; retractable roof in the beer garden; newly painted historical Resch’s mural on the external wall of the hotel; and indoor pots and gardens from Sustainable Surrounds. “We are so proud of what we have achieved and hope it brings a new lease on life to the CBD of Gosford,” Harris said.

Grants available for clean industry innovations Applications are currently open for the $40M Clean Technology Research and Development Grants Program, which encourages the development of innovative technologies and services to lower industry carbon emissions. NSW Energy and Environment Minister, Matt Kean, said the research and development grants would support emission reducing innovations developed by universities, industry and other research organisations. “We’re calling on NSW’s best engineers, scientists and researchers to come forward with their ideas on how we can lower carbon emissions into

the future, and accelerate the state’s clean industrial revolution,” he said. “These grants are part of the NSW Government’s $750M investment in Net Zero Industry and Innovation, which is a cornerstone of our Net Zero Plan to reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2030.” The grant program is targeting co-investment in early-stage technologies to reduce emissions in three key areas: electrification and energy systems; primary industry and land management; and power fuels, including hydrogen. “With strong research and financial sectors, NSW is ideally positioned to create an ecosystem where clean

technologies are rapidly developed, repeatedly innovated and scaled-up to meet our emissions targets,” Kean said. The grants program is administered by the NSW Environmental Trust and will be available annually until 2026. Expressions of Interest for the current round close at 5pm on November 23, with up to $5M available for individual grants ranging from $400,000 to $4M. More information is available at www.environment.nsw.gov. au/clean-tech-grants. Source: Media release, Nov 4 NSW Treasurer and Minister for Energy and Environment, Matt Kean

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Regional housing taskforce report now with Minister for action An independent report released this week on how the NSW planning system can address housing supply and affordability in regional communities has met a mixed reaction on the Central Coast. Released by the NSW Government, the Regional Housing Taskforce report outlines five key recommendations and 15 actions to address the state’s housing crisis. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said boosting housing supply will be crucial to supporting the growth of the region as more and more people realise the benefits of living outside Greater Sydney. “It’s anticipated that an additional 95,250 people will be calling the Central Coast region home by 2041,” Crouch said. “I want to thank everyone who made an online submission or took part in virtual meetings with the Regional Housing Taskforce and its chair Garry Fielding. “These ideas, advice and feedback have been heard by the Taskforce and have helped shape the recommendations which have been put forward. “Now that the report has been finalised, and the Taskforce has put forward recommendations for the NSW Government to consider, I look forward to seeing how we plan to support and respond to the needs of our Central Coast community.” Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, said the report does nothing right now for many locals who are priced out of the property market, those who are

paying higher and higher rent and the thousands of locals who are on the social housing waiting-list or roughing it on the streets. “House prices across the Coast have increased by nearly 30 per cent in the last 12 months while rents have jumped by 15 per cent at the same time,” Tesch said. “No wonder so many in our community find it unaffordable to live here. “This crisis is the result of 10 years of inaction by the NSW Liberal Government (which continues) to sell public housing faster than rebuild it. “The report isn’t worth the paper it’s written on unless the NSW Liberal Government decides to end a decade-long negligence of this crisis and act now.” NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Rob Stokes, said the government would consider the recommendations in the report and provide a response later this year. Caine King, Chair of the Central Coast Chapter of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA), said the organisation was pleased to see the emphasis on supporting “development-ready” land. “We need to get the best use out of the land that has been identified for development through the strategic planning process including land that is already zoned for housing,” King said. “‘Development-ready’ means appropriately zoned land that has infrastructure and biodiversity arrangements in place, otherwise that land is never going to deliver housing.” King said the Central Coast was facing similar housing

The five key recommendations 1. Support measures to bring forward a supply of ‘development-ready’ land 2. Increase the availability of affordable and diverse housing 3. Provide more certainty about where, when and what types of homes will be built 4. Investigate planning levers to facilitate the delivery of housing that meet short term needs 5. Improve monitoring of housing and policy outcomes, and demand indicators challenges to Sydney – including insufficient supply, ever increasing costs and complicated planning processes. “Until now, the regions have struggled to address these issues,” he said. “We’re pleased that the taskforce recognises the regions need better crossgovernment coordination and more proportional investment so this ongoing regional housing crisis can be addressed. “The current biodiversity legislation is delivering suboptimal environmental outcomes and at the same time represents one of the greatest uncertainties for a land development site on the Central Coast. “This has become an acute problem since the implementation of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act) and changes are needed to the biodiversity regulatory system to provide both improved conservation outcomes and more effective planning for future jobs growth supported by an adequate and affordable supply of housing.”

King said UDIA is pleased to see the recognition that the regions need better coordination and funding and that biodiversity issues are becoming a major constraint on delivering adequate and affordable housing supply for the regions. “The question remains how the taskforce will successfully create lasting change in the regional housing supply pipeline,” he said. “We believe the Central Coast should have an Urban Development Program (UDP) Committee which will play a central role in aligning infrastructure with housing and we call on government to quickly implement the taskforce recommendations with adequate resourcing to support good growth on the Central Coast.” The Community Housing Industry Association NSW (CHIA NSW) says the report confirms that the state can’t address the housing crisis in the regions and get families off the social housing waitlist without drastically increasing social and affordable housing supply.

It welcomed a suite of recommendations for all levels of government to increase the availability of social and affordable housing. “The Regional Housing Taskforce report is a muchneeded reminder for the Perrottet Government that the housing crisis will not solve itself,” CHIA NSW chair, Mark Degotardi, said. “There are nearly 20,000 families in regional NSW on the social housing waitlist. “The reality is that social and affordable homes are the only kind these families can afford. “Without direct government investment to build these homes, they have nowhere else to go. “Meanwhile the queue just keeps growing. “It’s one of the biggest economic challenges facing our governments, but the nonprofit community housing sector is ready to help get the job done and build the homes Australians need.” As well as its five key recommendations, the taskforce also says there needs to be an ongoing program to deliver new and renewed social and affordable housing supply through state government partnerships with community housing providers and local councils. It calls for the release of more government-owned land for social and affordable housing development, a review of planning controls and creation of new incentives to encourage social and affordable housing developments. The report also calls for a review of State Government funding to support social and affordable housing supply.

Degotardi said it was heartening to see the taskforce also recognise the crucial role of Federal Government in making sure Australia builds the housing people need. “Commonwealth policy levers have a massive impact on social and affordable housing supply, as well as the affordability of home ownership,” he said. “We need significant national reform to correct a housing sector that is failing to provide affordable housing in thousands of communities across Australia. “The Federal Government should go another step and revitalise its own direct investment. “Commonwealth housing supply has been dwindling for decades, right when it’s needed most.” Shadow Minister for Housing, Rose Jackson, said the report is a “wake-up” call for the NSW Government. “These recommendations are a step in the right direction but we need to ensure this report doesn’t sit gathering dust,” she said. “Urgent action was needed years ago and the problem will only get worse unless there is less discussion and more action. “Without an immediate plan of how the NSW Government will respond, this report will provide little comfort for thousands of families in our regions who are under significant housing stress right now.” To view the report go to https://www.planningportal. nsw.gov.au/regional-housing. Terry Collins

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Coast will have two ‘Safe Havens’ for mental health support People across the Central Coast experiencing mental health distress will be able to access support in two ways following the announcement of the Safe Haven program. The program aims to provide an alternative to attending a hospital Emergency Department when experiencing distress from an emotional or suicidal crisis. Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor said that 20 calming non-clinical hubs called Safe Havens and 20 Suicide Prevention Outreach Teams (SPOTs) will add to the web of support in communities across the state. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said a Safe Haven would be added to existing community-based supports. “Instead of struggling alone, anyone who is experiencing mental health distress can now head to the purpose-designed Safe Haven at 89 Holden Street, Gosford,” Crouch said. “There are no appointments or referrals needed, so whether you need some peace and quiet, a chat with someone who understands what you’re going through, or some calming

activities to reduce the intensity of your negative thoughts and feelings, you can walk right in. “We know thoughts of suicide can often be triggered by a painful experience, which is why these mobile teams will bring the support to people, where they live their day to day lives. “The new team will combine clinical expertise, lived experience of suicide, and care for people at or near their homes, ensuring they stay connected with their family, friends and other valuable support networks.” Deputy Director of Mental Health for Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD), David Duerden, said Safe Haven services were already available on the Coast via a peer support team working in the community while awaiting permanent offices at both Gosford and Wyong Hospitals early next year. “The Safe Havens sit within a group of initiatives in a Premier’s Priority towards achieving zero suicides,” Duerden said. “The workers receive specialist training and the concept is based on an idea that has been working in the UK

and the US for some time. “Many people present to Emergency Departments (EDs) when they have suicidal thoughts, unsure of where else to go. “That doesn’t necessarily mean they are suffering from a mental illness – they could be in crisis for a specific reason such as a marriage breakdown or business worries. “The ED is not always the most suitable place to go and the Safe Havens will offer an alternative, especially for people who need

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Coast will have two – in the northern and southern parts of the region. “The one at Gosford will be located at the hospital entry,” he said. “We already have the space allocated for a Safe Haven and peer work hub, along with associated services such as finance counsellors, representatives from Aboriginal Health and the NDIS. “An architect has been engaged and we expect to open it early next year. “A similar service at Wyong Hospital is expected to open by mid-year.” For now, Duerden said the best initial contact for those experiencing suicidal thoughts is the Mental Health Hotline on 1800 011 511, which can refer to the Safe Haven team or the appropriate service. Minister Taylor said suicide prevention support needs to engage distressed people where they live their lives. “If we can be there to provide support before someone needs to be hospitalised, we can help reduce the likelihood of further suicidal behaviours,” Taylor said. “Instead of struggling alone or heading to a bustling

emergency department, anyone who is experiencing mental health distress can now head to one of these purposedesigned Safe Havens.” In addition to the Safe Havens, 20 new mobile SPOT teams will provide rapid outreach to people in suicidal distress in the community, with 14 teams already up and running, including on the Central Coast. “The new teams combine clinical expertise and lived experience of suicide, and care for people at or near their homes – ensuring they stay connected with their family, friends and other valuable support networks,” Taylor said. The NSW Government has invested $25.1M in the Safe Haven initiative and $21.35M in the Suicide Prevention Outreach Teams, which both contribute to the Towards Zero Suicides Premier’s Priority. If you, or someone you know, is thinking about suicide or experiencing a personal crisis or distress, please seek help immediately by calling 000 or one of these services: Lifeline 13 11 14, Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 and NSW Mental Health Line 1800 011 511. Terry Collins

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Aged care and disability cohorts first to receive COVID boosters The COVID-19 booster vaccination rollout program is officially under way locally with an initial focus on residential aged care and disability facilities. Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said booster doses will be administered free from a variety of locations. “As we saw through the vaccine rollout, Central Coast residents have come forward to arm themselves and our community against COVID-19, with over 95 per cent having

received at least one dose and 92.8 per cent fully vaccinated,” Wicks said. “To provide further, additional protection, everyone living in Australia aged 18 and over who has completed their primary two-dose course of vaccination at least six months ago is now eligible to have an additional booster shot. “The booster rollout program will initially target population groups that were prioritised for early vaccination because the great majority of people within

these cohorts are now ready for their booster vaccination, having had their second dose six or more months ago. “In relation to our local residential aged care facilities on the Central Coast, the booster program will start with in-reach clinics, delivered primarily by vaccine administration providers under contract arrangements with the Commonwealth.” The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has recommended the

Comirnaty (Pfizer) vaccine be preferred for the booster dose – irrespective of what vaccine a person received for their primary course of vaccination. Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, said Australia was well placed to deliver one of the world’s first booster programs. “With over 151 million Pfizer, Novavax and Moderna vaccines already secured for supply into the future, Australia is well prepared to provide booster doses as approvals are provided

by the medical experts,” Hunt said. “In the context of boosters, it is important people know that two doses of COVID-19 vaccine provide very good protection, especially against severe disease. “A booster dose, six or more months after the second dose, will make sure that the protection from the first doses is even stronger and longer lasting and should help prevent spread of the virus.” Severely

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Tens of thousands ‘pretending’ to hear when they can’t New research conducted by Specsavers Audiology has revealed that over 50,000 Central Coast residents say they have pretended to be able to hear a conversation because they were too embarrassed to admit they couldn’t hear. On top of this, the equivalent of 18,123 locals, admit that they do this all the time.

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Poor coping mechanisms for dealing with stress can include: • Smoking • drugs/ alcohol • Caffeine (as either coffee or soft drinks) • Eating sugary foods • Eating on the run / in a hurry / not stopping work to eat • Skipping meals or overeating • Reducing positive social interactions or relaxation time • Emotional or angry outbursts • Procrastination, ignoring or avoiding the problem

Alternatively, positive coping mechanisms can include: • good time management • Taking time out to relax and play or enjoy a hobby • Controlled breathing • Meditation • Exercise • Stopping work to focus on eating - looking out on nature if possible • Time with family & friends • Eating a sensible whole food diet • Taking time to pre-prepare healthy, simple meals • Having a consistent sleep routine in order to achieve 7-8 hours of quality sleep • Talking about the stress with a trusted other person or counsellor Life will go on and we can’t predict what stressful events lie ahead of us. There will simply be times when we can feel overwhelmed by situations. One of the key things to implement in managing stress long term is to keep a positive perspective whenever possible (glass half full instead of half empty). Stress really takes hold when we feel out of control and negative, so it is important to recognise your limits and prioritise how you will channel your energy day-to-day. For many people, this means learning when to say “No” and when to take time out to implement some of the positive coping mechanisms.

This may involve taking charge of your finances, joining the gym, changing your home or work environment or learning a new skill like experimenting with cooking healthy wholefoods. Any of these may seem daunting but may represent a turning point in regaining control of your life.

Small steps towards managing stress Start with steps that you feel that you can manage and regularly tune in to your body in order to monitor your progress. For example, start an ongoing exercise plan that can be as manageable as committing to walking for half an hour every day or regularly taking time to practice yoga or tai chi. Try taking time each day to meditate. There are a variety of simple phone apps that can be downloaded so that all you have to do is set a regular space in your schedule for stopping and offloading stress by listening to a guided relaxation. Breathing is something that we usually don’t even think about but when we are stressed our breathing tends to become shallower and faster. This lowered intake of oxygen can actually increase our sense of feeling threatened. 2 very simple techniques for reversing this are to: 1) Stop what you are doing and focus on tracking the passage of your breath over your upper lip, up through your sinuses, down the back of your throat into your

upper airways then down into your lower lungs. Follow the breath in reverse and repeat a few times. 2) Practice “Abdominal 2-step breathing” where you inhale the first half of your breath into your belly then the second half into the chest. After this, breathe half of the exhalation out of the chest then the second half out of the belly. Continue to do this in a wave-like motion until you can feel yourself calming down. These strategies will pull air down into the lungs, slow your breathing and allow your brain to uptake more oxygen so that your brain begins to feel rested. They are also very effective in calming a busy mind that may be preventing sleep. Lastly, but by no means least is the importance of nutrition and hydration in effectively managing stress. Drinking at least 1.5 - 2 litres of preferably filtered water hydrates the brain. Not drinking enough water can actually cause fatigue and mental fogginess. The simple formula of eating 5 cups of fresh vegetables daily, some quality protein (either vegetarian or animal) provides us with excellent fuel for juggling all of the challenges that we face through the day. Sugar and caffeine, while being used by some as a quick energy booster actually do the opposite in the long term so are best greatly reduced or avoided. The general rule of thumb in effectively managing stress & living a happy, healthy life is to implement several of these simple strategies and to monitor the ongoing results that you achieve. This can be somewhat challenging initially but as you find things that give you success, these will encourage you to persevere in order to make permanent & successful changes. Central Coast Natural Therapies is located in East Gosford and is dedicated to providing premium quality wholistic health care. For more information, head to: centralcoastnaturaltherapies. com.au.

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Protocols in place to make HSC safe As thousands of Central Coast Year 12 students began their HSC exams on November 9 with English Paper 1, Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said they should be commended for their resilience, perseverance and commitment to learning this year. “These past two years of schooling have been unlike any other,” Wicks said. “Remember that the HSC is an achievement to be proud of, one path of many toward your future journey. “I hope you achieve your goals and find a career that makes you happy. “No matter the result, you should be proud of all you have done and achieved despite the challenges of 2020 and 2021. “Take care of yourself while

This year’s HSC exams will look a little different to those of previous years, with students mandated to wear masks while completing them

studying and sitting exams over the next few weeks – you’ve got this.” Wicks’ comments came as NSW Education Minister, Sarah Mitchell, announced strict COVID-safe exam protocols

were in place as 69,000 HSC students statewide began the exams. Mitchell said students had had to adapt to a myriad of challenges and disruptions in the past year.

“This is an exciting time for students to demonstrate all of their hard work, as they finish their thirteen years of schooling,” she said. “Most importantly, I encourage students to reach

out and ask for help if they’re feeling overwhelmed. “There are some great resources available on the Stay Healthy HSC website, or they can speak to a family member or a friend.” High vaccination rates and mandatory COVID-safe exam protocols were an important part of the plan for keeping HSC students safe throughout the exam period, Mitchell said. All school and exam staff must be fully vaccinated and masks are to be worn by students and staff. Students must check in and complete a health screening before entering exam rooms and they will be seated 1.5 metres apart in well-ventilated exam rooms. Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), Paul Martin,

said giving students the chance to sit their exams safely and show what they know has been the priority for NESA and the school sectors. “For the written exams, we have implemented a special consideration program to support equity and fairness for students whose personal circumstances during lockdown have made preparing for their HSC enormously challenging,” Martin said. “Thank you to the school community, including NSW principals, teachers, school staff and exam supervision staff for their support in delivering a COVID safe HSC.” The HSC written exams will end on December 3, with students set to receive their ATAR on January 20 and results on January 24. Terry Collins

One parent allowed per pre-schooler for orientation One fully-vaccinated parent or carer per child will be allowed on local school sites under new COVID-safe guidelines to support pre-schoolers during their Kindergarten orientation. NSW Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning, Sarah Mitchell, said the move would allow parents to be a part of an important milestone in their child’s life. Mitchell said under new guidelines which came into effect on November 8; one fully-vaccinated parent or carer would be allowed on school sites per pre-schooler for orientation.

All components of the orientation that include parents and carers will be held outside and orientation activities would be held separate to other student cohorts. “Keeping all students on site COVID-safe remains our priority and these new guidelines strike the right balance between supporting our pre-schoolers and their parents, and keeping schools safe,” Mitchell said. The changes come alongside a range of new resources which have been developed for families and educators of preschool children ahead of their transition to primary school in 2022. The resources form part of

the Transition to School Program and are focused on enhancing connections between home, school and early childhood education

services. The resources, which include interactive webinars, professional learning activities, and case studies, facilitate

collaboration between early childhood education services and schools. More restrictions have also eased to allow additional activities to occur safely at school. Changes include allowing fully vaccinated extracurricular providers on school sites, some music classes and bands, day excursions and assemblies. From November 8 the following activities have been permitted on school grounds in cohorts only: assemblies and presentations (outdoors only); excursions – day only, not overnight; incursions – activities provided on school site by external providers

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Diplomas give a ‘more supported start to university’ Central Coast students planning to attend the University of Newcastle are being offered an alternative pathway to higher education. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alex Zelinsky, said the university was introducing seven new diplomas to provide more opportunities for students to begin their higher education journey with a choice of degree destinations. The new diplomas are focussed on the following areas: arts and social science; business; engineering; built environment; science and environmental science; information technology; and education studies. Upon successful completion, students are guaranteed entry into a selection of Undergraduate degrees with credit for the

work they have done in their diploma. Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, Professor Mark Hoffman, said students have faced extraordinary challenges since the beginning of last year. “We want to remind them that there are many pathways into

the University of Newcastle and many ways to succeed in their studies outside of traditional entry schemes,” he said. The new diplomas offer a combination of first-year degree courses and supported pathway courses, providing students with academic credit

that can be transferred to their degree of choice as well as academic literacy, research and subject-specific skills that help with the transition to university studies. Hoffman said the new diplomas would provide a more supported start to

university life. “When you choose to study a diploma, you have the opportunity to be mentored and supported by passionate teachers to set you up for success,” he said. “You can also access the Pathways and Academic Learning Support Centre, with dedicated academic learning support, counselling and peer support.” Diplomas can be completed over 12 months of full-time study or up to two years of parttime study. Students can take a combination of on campus face-to-face, online and blended study options. While there are entry requirements for the diplomas, the required selection rank is lower in comparison to an Undergraduate degree and if students do not have an ATAR,

they can still gain entry based on other criteria like past study, work, or vocational experience. Since 1974, more than 60,000 people have entered University of Newcastle Undergraduate degrees through one of its alternative pathways and each year make up around 20 per cent of students commencing their degree. Newcastle is the largest provider of pathways programs in Australia according to the Department of Education Selected Higher Education Statistics, 2019. Applications for Semester One 2022 are now open via UAC. For more information, go to newcastle.edu.au/diplomas. Source: Media release, Nov 5 University of Newcastle

Free summer skills training offers 800 courses Young people have an opportunity to upskill over Summer with 10,000 free training places across more than 800 courses on offer in regional centres. The Summer Skills program, through TAFE NSW and 120 registered training providers, includes in-demand short courses including agriculture, hospitality, animal studies, shearing, construction and wool harvesting. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, Paul Toole,

said courses were free for people aged 16 to 24 years. “We’re encouraging young people to go bush and combine learning with on-the-job experience this summer to support regional industries,” he said. “Now is the perfect time to get out, go and pick fruit in the regions, learn how to make a great coffee working for a local cafe or lend a hand to our farmers with free training funded by the NSW Government.”

The range of courses in the Summer Skills Program covers accounting, agriculture, animal studies, hospitality, construction, process manufacturing, transport and logistics, shearing and wool Harvesting, drone essentials, and care roles skillset. Celebrity chef and Thankful4Farmers ambassador, Matt Moran, said encouraging young people to explore the regions and learn new skills was a great solution to the skills shortages the

regions were facing. “This is a fantastic opportunity to have a fun-filled adventure in our backyard, while also making a real difference in the community, learning valuable skills and forging new friendships along the way,” he said. NSW Minister for Regional Youth, Bronnie Taylor, said the program would ensure young people had the confidence and skills they needed for the next steps in their life. “Our young people have

really felt the impacts of this pandemic, whether it was having to learn from home, losing their part-time job or not being able to catch up with their mates. “This program is great news for our young people and will open so many future employment opportunities close to home, ensuring our rural and regional communities continue to thrive,” Taylor said. The Summer Skills program is funded under the joint Federal and State JobTrainer

program and is available to people aged 16 to 24 who have left school and are living or working in NSW. To enrol go online to education.nsw.gov.au/skillsnsw/skills-initiatives/summerskills Young people looking for a gap year working in regional NSW can find out about work opportunities across the state at nsw.gov.au/regional-nsw/ gap-year Terry Collins

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Academy to introduce beach volleyball program BEACH VOLLEYBALL Central Coast Academy of Sport (CCAS) has started planning with Volleyball NSW for the introduction of a Beach Volleyball program, hopefully to begin next year. The announcement coincided with Volleyball NSW’s annual Beach Volleyball Tour (BVT) which started at Avoca Beach on October 30-31. CCAS says it will be well placed to help up and coming junior players as COVID-19 restrictions ease for outdoor sport and interest in the sport is expected to be significant.

Program and Strength and Conditioning Manager, Tye McGann, said the sport was well suited to the Coast. “For our region, which is so well known for the quality of our local beaches and lifestyle, it makes a whole lot of sense to see if we can work in partnership with Volleyball NSW to help introduce this type of program onto the CCAS suite of programs,” McGann said. “It makes sense to fully explore how we can get the athlete numbers into the program to make it work. “In our joint planning the preferred age groupings would

be to cater for the U15 to U17 groups for both male and female athletes. “I think this is an exciting development and one we are hopeful of achieving with a relatively short lead time.” Volleyball NSW (VNSW) Pathways Manager, Jason Laffer, said volleyball had seen rapid growth in recent years. “It is a key goal of VNSW to make sure we are there to support this growth at all levels across the entire state,” he said. “There is such great potential on the Central Coast, with a budding population and

amazing venues. “The opportunity to work together with CCAS is very exciting for us as it contributes towards a key layer in our youth development pathway. “We look forward to working with CCAS to support the growth and development of coaches and athletes within the Central Coast.” Applications for the program are set to open in the comings days and can be found on the CCAS website. Source: Media release, Oct 28 Central Coast Academy of Sport Author: CCAS Sport

Import brings great goal scoring stats FOOTBALL The Central Coast Mariners have announced their final international signing ahead of the 2021/2 A-League season, securing Brazilian striker, Matheus Celestino Moresche Rodrigues, on a two-year deal. Commonly known as Moresche, the 23-year-old from Rio de Janeiro has come to Australia only three weeks fresh from the completion of the Singapore Premier League season where he played for Geylang International FC. Although disappointed with a sixth-place table finish, Moresche was responsible for 11 goals and four assists throughout 21 games, making

him the team’s most prolific goal creator all season. In 2020, Moresche played for FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino in the Belarusian Premier League, this being his first experience of professional football outside his home nation. Prior to this in Brazil, youth experiences with Botafogo, Corinthians Paulista and Vasco da Gama prepared him for his debut with his national youth team. On Monday November 1, Moresche finally arrived on the Central Coast after two weeks of quarantine and was expected to commence training. “I am really looking forward to playing football in Australia,” Moresche said. “From what I have seen, the

Mariners seem like a great family club and I can’t wait to get started. “Nick (Montgomery) is a very knowledgeable and professional coach that I am really looking forward to working with this season.” Although going without the long end-of-season rest afforded to his new teammates, Moresche will be preparing for a potential debut against Blacktown City FC in their FFA Cup clash against the Mariners on Saturday November 13. Gaffer Montgomery is also excited to get his newest signing on the pitch and hopes his youth will balance well against the experience of fellow frontmen, Matt Simon

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and Marcos Ureña. “Matheus was brought to my attention a few months ago by a trusted friend,” reported Montgomery. “With interest in him gaining momentum from other clubs we wrapped up his signature after both parties agreed the Mariners was the best option for him. “I am excited to see what he can do for us this year, and if he

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0351 1.25 0455 1.31 0548 1.39 0016 0.44 0055 0.44 0129 0.44 0200 0.46 0918 0.71 1032 0.69 1140 0.64 0633 1.47 0714 1.55 0751 1.62 0825 1.68 FRI 1546 1.58 SAT 1654 1.53 SUN 1751 1.50 MON 1239 0.59 TUE 1329 0.53 WED 1412 0.48 THU 1451 0.45 2241 0.44 2332 0.44 1841 1.47 1925 1.45 2005 1.42 2044 1.39 0230 0.48 0300 0.51 0332 0.54 0407 0.58 0444 0.63 0001 1.22 0048 1.19 0858 1.72 0930 1.74 1004 1.75 1040 1.73 1116 1.70 0524 0.67 0610 0.72 FRI 1528 0.42 SAT 1604 0.41 SUN 1642 0.41 MON 1721 0.44 TUE 1802 0.47 WED 1157 1.65 THU 1242 1.60 2121 1.36 2200 1.33 2238 1.29 2318 1.26 1848 0.51 1938 0.54

APPROX. TIME LAG AFTER FORT DENISON Ettalong 40 min, Rip Bridge 2hrs - Wisemans Ferry 2 hrs 30 min, Koolewong 2 hrs 10 min In view of the variations caused by local conditions and meteorological effects, these times are approximate and must be considered as a guide only. They are not to be relied on for critical depth calculations for safe navigation. Actual times of High and Low Water may occur before or after the times indicated

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Matildas’ tickets discounted for football-playing children FOOTBALL Local children who play football will have an opportunity to attend upcoming games between the Matildas and world number one team, the United States, for $5 as Football Australia puts the discount tickets on sale.

The Matildas will face the US in Sydney on November 27 and again on November 30 in Newcastle

NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet, said children aged 12 years and under, who are registered to play in Australia’s

largest club-based participation sport, will be able to access the discounted tickets with an accompanying adult or concession ticket purchase due to the Football Australia initiative. “This is an exciting era in Australian women’s football and it’s great our sports loving kids can witness world-class action right here in NSW,” Perrottet said. “The NSW Government will work with Football Australia to

ensure this event is COVID-safe and families can enjoy a great atmosphere watching some of the best players in the world.” Sydney’s Stadium Australia will host the US on Australian soil for the first time in 21 years on November 27, with the return match up scheduled for McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on November 30. Source: Media release, Nov 8 NSW Government

Brisbane Water causes first upset of the season CRICKET Round two and three of the Central Coast Cricket Association’s 2021-22 season resulted in victories for Wyong, Northern Power, Kincumber Avoca, Brisbane Water and The Entrance on Saturday, November 6, and Lisarow Ourimbah and Wyong on Sunday, November 7. The Sunday also saw two draws and a wash-out. Brisbane Water caused the first upset of the year in round two by defeating last year’s runners-up, Terrigal Matcham, by six wickets. NSW Country bowler, Eric Denhartog, starred on debut taking three wickets from 16 runs before captain, Shaun Eaton, led the run chase with 56 assisted by Pranish Rai with an unbeaten 32. Josh Toohey 40 and Jamie Brien 3/22 were the standouts for Terrigal Matcham. Tim Allard was the first century maker for the year with 107 leading Kincumber Avoca to a comfortable 116 run win over Southern Spirit. Lachlan Bull showed plenty of resistance for the Spirit with an unbeaten 53.

Skipper Chris Archer 3/6, and seamers Mark Howarde 3/9 and Conor Bierne 3/27 made short of a disappointing Lisarow Ourimbah batting outfit who they dismissed for only 59 runs. Northern Power polished off the runs for the loss of two wickets to gain a bonus point. Joe Merlino and Zac Abel both finished on 27 not out. Defending Premiers, The Entrance, recorded their first win of the year against Warnervale, by eight wickets. Chris Sheppeard’s 40 runs as opener saw Warnervale record a competitive nine out for 154 runs. Veteran openers Ash Hardy 52, and Jeff Hemming 50 got the side off to a perfect start

before Jake Hardy finished it off with an unbeaten 34. Mitch Starkey and Broc Hardy took three wickets apiece for The Entrance. Wyong’s depth was to the fore in their 76-run win over Narara Wyoming. Wyong were in trouble at 3/23 before captain, Hayden Murphy 71, Jordan Little 43 and Ollie Thompson 43 ensured they put a competitive total on the board. Jack Harris then ensured Narara Wyoming wouldn’t challenge the total, taking three wickets from 11 runs off eight overs. Tom Owens was the standout with the bat finishing with 46. On Sunday, rain played havoc with round three and only two

matches attained a result. Wyong kept their unbeaten start to the season with a hardfought three wicket win over Warnervale, who remain winless. Tony Cornwell was outstanding for Warnervale with 65 opening the batting. Kaleb Daley took three wickets and Kaine Harmsworth in his return to Wyong took two. Wyong were travelling well until Hunter Jackson-Sullivan took four quick wickets but it was not enough to prevent Wyong from winning. Ollie Thompson capped off a good weekend with 43 whilst his opening partner Michael Leard scored 38. Lisarow Ourimbah rebounded from a disappointing loss on

Saturday to record their first win of the season, defeating Southern Spirit by 58 runs. Newcomers Lachie Sheddon 55 and Hayden Patrick 37 showed plenty of fight with the bat whilst NSW Country Representatives, Scott Burkinshaw and Blair Lindsay, each took three wickets with the ball for the victors. For Southern Spirit, Shane Higgins had an excellent allround game scoring an aggressive 40 at the top of the order after taking four wickets with the ball. Terrigal Matcham and Kincumber Avoca drew at Duffys Rd. James Kennedy scored 36 for the Bellbirds. Northern Power and Narara

Wyoming was heading for an exciting finish when rain halted play. Tom Owens was outstanding for the second day in a row for Narara Wyoming this time with the ball taking four wickets for only eight runs off eight overs Chris Archer also capped off a good weekend with another three wickets for Northern Power. The Entrance again flexed their batting strength against Brisbane Water scoring nine out for 226 off their 40 overs. Jeff Hemming was impressve with 64, whilst Adam Taylor in his first game of the year scored 44 and Jake Hardy 30. In reply, Brisbane Water were 1/75 off just eight overs with Shaun Eaton unbeaten on 53 off 26 balls with nine fours and a six. Round four on November 13 will see Wyong face Brisbane Water at Baker Park,Warnervale will battle Kincumber Avoca at Woongarrah Oval, The Entrance will be up against Lisarow Ourimbah at Jubilee Park, Terrigal Matcham will face Narara at Duffys Rd, and Southern Spirit will battle Northern Power at Col Gooley Field No.1. Harry Mulholland

Humpback Highway Watch Ronny Ling and his Central Coast Dolphin Project and Central Coast Newspapers have combined to bring you a regular Humpback Highway report in each edition of this newspaper. This year we have had a wonderful migration of humpback whales to enjoy, both when they were travelling north,

and bringing their new calves south. We were also lucky to have had at least one southern right whale, with her calf, visit the Central Coast. Seals have also been plentiful with the seal colony at Barrenjoey Head at present having 8 seals still there. We still have seals at Norah Head, Terrigal, Copacabana and in Brisbane Water.

Our dolphins have been plentiful, with both our local bottlenose dolphin pods, and transient common dolphin pods turning up all season, and they will continue to do so through the warmer months. Central Coast Dolphin Project will be continuing on our dolphin whale and seal research through summer and will be holding workshops for people to learn more about our amazing local marine mammals, and how to

help them. There are still whales passing at the moment, so its still a great opportunity to get out and see what you can see. Sightings this week have come in from Cromarty Hill, The Haven, the Skillion, North Avoca and Captain Cook lookout. If you’re planning to go whale watching, remember to comply with Health Regulations and police/government directions.

If you are lucky enough to spot a whale, seal or dolphin, please text or call the Project on 0490 401 969 or email centralcoastdolphins@gmail.com

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No luck for Slingsby and Phoenix in Spain

SAILING The 2021 52 Super Series has concluded off the coast of the Reial Club Nàutic de Palma (RCNP), Illes Balears, Spain, with victory a flash in the pan for Tom Slingbsy and the crew aboard Phoenix. The three event Series was completed off the Bay of Palma with the TP52 World Championship RCNP from Tuesday to Saturday, November 2 to 6.

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A lead for Phoenix after the first two days was disrupted by the late comeuppance of Sled, Quantam Racing and Platoon. At the end of a tumultuous and unpredictable week of weather, the Super Series overall leader board reflected almost entirely the results of its final event, perhaps owing to the reduced schedule due to COVID-19. Takashi Okura’s team, Sled, were crowned champions of both Series and World Championship, followed

closely by Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing, Harm Müller Spreer’s Platoon, and then Hasso Plattner’s South African flagged Phoenix in fourth. The week of racing began with great promise for Phoenix with Gosford Sailing Club’s Tom Slingsby performing well as tactician supported by New Zealander, Cameron Dunn as strategist. Phoenix had a perfect start to the competition with two wins on the Tuesday but the squad’s results worsened throughout

the week. “I saw a photo from the start at the gun – I think we were a foot behind the line and we were doing about nine knots,” reported Slingsby after his team’s opening win. “That’s as good as you want it but it was brave … we were a long way ahead of all the boats around us, so maybe risk management will come into play a bit more now we’re doing pretty well.” Wednesday finished with Phoenix still leading in the

World Championship, yet their sixth and seventh place finishes allowed Sled to move up into equal first on 15 points. Following improvements resulting in two third placements kept Phoenix active in the tight top four, but Friday brought a sixth and fifth place finish to drop them down to the bottom end of this internal contest. The gale force Mistral winds on Saturday prematurely closed the competition and granted Sled their double win,

both of which were achieved above Quantum by only a single point. The conclusion was a disappointment for the professional Phoenix team with an Olympic Gold medallist as tactician. Slingsby will need to keep his composure as he prepares for the Sail Grand Prix penultimate showdown on Sydney Harbour, December 17 and 18.

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Farrell may make competitive debut against Blacktown Jacob Farrell in his first week of training with the Mariners first team

FOOTBALL The Central Coast Mariners have promoted another long serving local Academy player into the ranks of their first team, this time signing 18-year-old Jacob Farrell. With junior football experience playing for the Wyoming Tigers FC, Central Coast Sports College (CCSC) and Combined Independent Schools (CIS) representation, as well as admittance within the Mariners Academy since Under 12s, Farrell is a true example of locally grown talent who will now have the opportunity to show his worth in top tier football. Throughout these junior years and true still today, the people who have watched his development closely agree that he is driven to succeed, focussed on improvement and

dedicated to following the directives of his coaches. Wyoming FC Coach, Ian McAndrew revealed this to be the primary reasonings for selecting him into the CIS Seniors Independent Selection team of 2019. “(Jacob) reads the game very well, he’s got a good passing ability and he’s got a really good engine that gets him up and back,” McAndrew said. “He’s got the ability to get up and down the park, and every modern-day fullback now needs that ability and to also create areas for good crosses and to get shots in the box.” At the end of 2019, Farrell left the CCSC with the ambition to pursue a career as a professional footballer, something which the school’s previous Head of Sport (now Business Development Manager), Greg Brownlow,

found fitting. “I think it’s very hard to tell when any person is young where they are going to end up,” Brownlow said. “I also think that Jacob from a young age had a good sense about football and he had a drive to be a footballer. “Some kids talk about wanting to make [it to professional level] but they don’t particularly know what that means or they don’t put the effort in about that. “Jacob has a game sense that you could argue is not taught; he seems to understand that really well and he’s always understood that well. “For our representative teams and CIS cups through the school representative system, Jacob has performed really well and he went on to an extremely good level in the school boy’s progression.”

Jacob Farrell (fourth from right) with Wyoming FC’s 2011 Under 9-A’s

A competitive Mariners debut now beckons for Farrell, potentially in the upcoming FFA knock-out fixture against Blacktown FC on Saturday, November 13. “This is such a great opportunity that the club has given me in moving from the Academy to the First Team on a full-time contract,” Farrell said. “It all happened so quickly, and I am so thankful to be surrounded by a great bunch of senior boys who can mentor me, and I think we can achieve good things this year. “Monty [Nick Montgomery] has spoken to me on many occasions about what he expects of me this season and I strive to fulfil his expectations of my role in the team” Farrell said. The Mariners have indicated an intention to begin Farrell at left back a position that, along

with right and centre back, has become a common pathway for Academy players in reaching the A-League squad. Other recent Academy recruits to this strengthening defensive line – one that last season maintained the third lowest goals scored against a 31 total – include Daniel Hall, Matt Hatch and Lewis Miller; players that Montgomery will have to choose between each week for the starting team. “I’ve worked with Jacob previously and he is honest, hard-working, and always takes on board the instructions that we give him,” reported Montgomery. “He puts his head down and gives everything in every session and that’s all you can ask for as a coach. “He has a great engine on him, and we believe he has the potential to go a long way.

“He has shown in pre-season that he can challenge for that left back position and I am keen to see it unfold throughout the season.” There is certainly pressure now on young Farrell’s shoulders, yet one source of confidence will be looking to his own grandfather as a role model with early Australian football experience alongside the great Johnny Warren. From East Gosford, the late Terry Farrell was present on April 19, 1963 for the founding of Central Coast Football – then the Central Coast Soccer Association – as it broke away from Newcastle to seek its own destiny. Jacob is the latest result of this legacy as he lifts the football flame of the Farrell family. Haakon Barry

Jacob’s grandfather, Terry Farrell (back-row far-right), with Australia football legend, Johnny Warren (middle-row third from right) in the Plaud-Barlow Cup winning NSW State Junior Championship team, 1955